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Malpensa Airport Italy

Certainly! Here’s an English (Ireland) translation of your text. The changes are subtle, focusing on Irish English spelling, phrasing, and tone, while keeping the meaning intact: --- Milan–Malpensa Airport, formerly known as City of Busto Arsizio Airport,[4][5] is the largest international airport serving the Milan metropolitan area in northern Italy. It caters to 15 million people across Lombardy, Piedmont, and Liguria. The airport is situated 49 kilometres (30 miles) northwest[6] of central Milan, beside the River Ticino, which marks the boundary between Lombardy and Piedmont. There are two terminals and two runways, along with a dedicated cargo terminal. In 2016, Malpensa Airport handled 19,320,546 passengers[3], making it the 29th busiest airport in Europe by passenger numbers. Up until 2008, Malpensa was a major hub for the national airline, Alitalia. Today, Malpensa remains the second busiest airport in Italy for international passenger traffic (after Rome Fiumicino Airport), and is the busiest for freight and cargo, handling over 500,000 tonnes of international freight each year. The first industrial airport was opened in 1909 near Cascina Malpensa, an old farm, by Giovanni Agusta and Gianni Caproni for testing their aircraft prototypes. The airport was later opened for civil use in 1948, during the post-war reconstruction period, to serve the northern part of Milan. --- Let me know if you’d like it to sound even more distinctly Irish, or if you need any further adjustments!

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