Thanks for all the replies.
I seem to remember that at one stage airlines were "chased" from
LIN and only Alitalia stayed behind. But that could have been during the years when they wanted to promote
MXP.
I wasn't aware that it was any airport in the EU, my prior understanding was that service was only allowed to capital or hubs (which explained for instance why
FRA could be served). Anyone knows what the exact rule was, and when that was changed to include any airport in the EU?
Lastly, odd to see that it is only for airports in the EU and not to any airport that is part of the European Open Skies agreement, which would include Norway and Switzerland. A flight to Zurich from
LIN would make sense, it often takes more time to drive from Milan to
MXP than to fly from
MXP to Zurich.
Quoting lesfalls (Reply 5): Does this include only flights within schengen or also flights to the U.K? |
Definitely also the UK. British Airways flies there, and Alitalia has flights to London Heathrow and London City.