Linate airport named after Berlusconi, Albertini’s proposal

Gabriele Albertini, former mayor of Milan, launches the proposal to name the current one Linate airport to Silvio Berlusconi. «It seems to me a good idea – she says – there’s no need to wait ten years, it’s something that SEA can decide. Let’s go from Linate airport to Silvio Berlusconi. Look at what happened in New York. It is clear that the current mayor does not follow the will of his citizens ».

The response from the hall was not long in coming. «Apart from the fact that Linate is already entitled, but as is widely foreseeable this issue has already become a political issue, we don’t go into the merits. Who is for and who is against could be said before he opens his mouth, you know. So it’s another chance to divide, not unite. I believe that Milan has shown an attitude of participation and sobriety with the funeral of Silvio Berlusconi. I immediately offered the funeral home at Palazzo Marino – he added – the funerals were done in the best possible way, so I believe that what Milan had to do, it did. Then I will not go into the merits of the decisions of the Lombardy Region ».

“MIT has taken note with great interest of the proposal to name Linate airport after Silvio Berlusconi, an idea that has gained strength in the last few hours”, the ministry said, adding that “MIT will take care of carrying out further investigations and also verify the will of the family”. “If you chose an airport Malpensa would be more suitable – relaunches the former president of the Lombardy Region, Roberto Formigoni -. Linate has existed for a hundred years, the modern Malpensa was made by Berlusconi and I, he as prime minister, I as regional president. So it was his airport, as well as mine ». In this regard, the minority councilors Martina Sassoli, Luca Daniel Ferrazzi and Ivan Rota of Letizia Moratti’s movement, “Lombardia Migliore”, with first signatory Manfredi Palmeri, tomorrow will present an odg to propose the naming of the Malpensa airport.

Naming an airport would have another advantage: «Unlike a street or a square, there are no rules on how many years must pass after death, so no derogation would be necessary. A decision by the administration is enough ». This is the reason that pushed Gabriele Albertini yesterday to put forward the Linate proposal, after the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala had made it known that he did not intend to ask for an exemption for the Arcore leader from the rule of ten years after his death, for street naming.