Air transport offer
Airports operated by SEA can rely on a particularly favourable geographic location in terms of catchment area, which is characterised by a strong presence of industrial and advanced service businesses, and is served by logistics infrastructures that promote economic development.
Passenger air traffic distribution Italy 2015 (%)
| Northern Italy | 42 |
| Central Italy | 34 |
| Southern Italy | 24 |
| Total passengers Italy (,000) | 156,906 |
Source: SEA, Assaeroporti
The geographical positioning of Milan airports is also enhanced by its location along some of the main trans-European transport network development lines.
Because of this, in 2015 the Milan airport system managed 18% of Italian passenger traffic and 43% of that in Northern Italy.
Passenger air traffic distribution Northern Italy 2015 (%)
| Milan | 43 |
| Rest of Lombardy | 16 |
| Rest of Northern Italy | 41 |
| Total passengers Northern Italy (,000) | 65,294 |
Source: SEA, Assaeroporti
SEA boasts a diverse and balanced mix of carriers operating at its airports. At the end of 2015, each carrier did not represent more than 30% of system's total traffic.
Passenger market shares in the Milan airport system 2015 (%)
| Carrier | 2015 |
|---|---|
| EasyJet | 25.49 |
| Alitalia | 22.84 |
| Lufthansa | 5.08 |
| Meridiana fly | 3.98 |
| Emirates | 2.96 |
Source: SEA
The portfolio of served destinations and frequencies is broad and diversified: at December 31, 2015, there are 175 destinations at Malpensa and 49 at Linate. The portfolio of destinations is also constantly expanding, in particular to and from the Middle and Far East, which represent high potential areas for the development of passenger and cargo traffic.
Evolution of the number of carriers (passenger and cargo with at least 10 movements per year)
Source: SEA
Evolution of the number of passenger destinations (with at least 1,000 passengers per year)
Source: SEA