Milan Malpensa Airport's Terminal, home of easyJet having been renovated, is again officially operative.
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easyJet’s 25th birthday in Italy and Malpensa
Lorenzo Lagorio country manager Italy easyJetLorenzo Lagorio, country manager Italy easyJet, expressed great satisfaction: "Today we are not only celebrating the reopening of, and our return to, Terminal 2 but also easyJet's 25th birthday both in Italy and at Malpensa. We are the number one airline at Malpensa – since May 1998 we have carried 90 million passengers here - and a third of the airport's passengers are easyJet passengers.”
The new facilities
Terminal 2 closed in June 2020 due to the pandemic, but today more than 20,000 passengers will transit and, during the summer easyJet expects to transport more than 5 million passengers over 60 destinations. At check-in there are now 21 self bag drop stations, and machines for checked baggage. The security control area is also new, with a more functional layout providing passengers with nine automated lines that reduce passenger checking and waiting times.
An explosives detection system for cabin baggage
In addition, an EDS-CB (Explosives Detection Systems for Cabin Baggage) machine will be available at the Fast Track lane. Thanks to CT technology this allows checks to be carried out without separating electronic devices and liquids from hand luggage, further improving the travel experience. There is also a new 1,500 sqm duty free shop and innovative food outlets. New and more efficient moving walkways, escalators and lifts have also been installed and some areas, including the arrivals hall, renovated with a focus on improving thermal insulation and energy performance.
Armando Brunini CEO SEA Milan Airports HD“In 2023 we will be back to normal. And to growth'”
Armando Brunini, CEO Sea Milan Airports expressed great satisfaction: '2023 will be a year of return to normality. Next summer we expect short- and medium-haul to be higher than 2019, and long-haul to be much higher than expected, with 40% growth compared to 2022. With an investment of €28 million in renovations, plus another €10 million invested by our business partners, we have grafted innovation and efficiency into a historic terminal which serves Milan and the whole of Lombardy."
