SEA Milan Airports will be the official supporter of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Three months to the start of the Milan Cortina Games
The signing of the contract with the Milan Cortina Foundation comes three months before the start of the event and confirms the role of Milan’s airports as a benchmark for the approximately two million people expected to arrive in Italy for the games. The management company of Milan’s airports will provide its infrastructures and experience, guaranteeing excellent services dedicated to visitors, athletes, delegations, technicians and media from all over the world.
A vital gateway to the Winter Games
Milan Malpensa airport will be one of the gateways to the Winter Games, welcoming some 340,000 passengers in the 60 days preceding the event. In the week preceding the opening ceremony it is estimated that more than 15,500 stakeholders and over 150,000 spectators will arrive at Malpensa. During the days of the event, the airport will handle up to 4,000 oversized bags, concentrated on peak days.
Handling complex flows
“Lombardy’s airports will offer one of the first opportunities to get the atmosphere of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games,- says Andrea Varnier, CEO Milano Cortina 2026. -Their strategic location and their ability to handle complex flows will be a fundamental contribution to the success of the event. The excellence of the services offered will transform every arrival at Malpensa and Linate airports into a special experience. It will be a unique event for everyone - athletes, visitors and companies like SEA, protagonists of this extraordinary adventure."
The strategic role of Milan’s two airports
"Being part of this project and supporting an event that will be a historic moment for our country means contributing to the success of an event that combines sport, territory and environment- said Armando Brunini, CEO and general manager of SEA. - This event further confirms the strategic role of our airports, alongside Milan for an international sports event of extraordinary importance.”
