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Malpensa Airport: third runway is back in vogue

Only choice if the predictions of air traffic increase will be confirmed

In the next few years a study could be done to plan the expansion of the Milan-Malpensa airport, especially for the construction of a third runway. The director of the External Relations of SEA Claudio Del Bianco said it yesterday speaking at the Malpensa Commission of the municipality of Gallarate, where the main Milanese airport is located. The planning for a new runway was not included in the 2030...

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Varese, Italy, 11/07/2018 11:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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