Proposal for a round table on the North-West airport system
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The mayors of Milan, Turin and Genoa, respectively Giuseppe Sala, Stefano Lo Russo and Silvia Salis, ask the Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria Regions to open an institutional round table to coordinate and integrate the activities of the airports of Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Turin Caselle and Genoa Cristoforo Colombo, with the aim of creating a North-West airport system.[1][2]
The proposal
In their joint request, the three mayors propose starting a shared process with the three Regions aimed at strengthening the international competitiveness of the airports, while also enhancing the specific vocations of the areas each airport serves.[1][2]
The initiative fits within the framework of the dialogue already begun by the presidents of the Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria Regions through a joint round table on infrastructure, which, according to the mayors, could now be expanded to also explore the prospects for integrating the North-West airport system.[1][2]
Statements
Sala, Lo Russo and Salis describe the North-West as "one of the country's and Europe's most important economic engines," an area that concentrates industrial capacity, innovation, research, tourism and major strategic infrastructure. According to the mayors, strengthening the airport system is an opportunity to attract investment, improve international connections and generate new growth and employment opportunities.[2]
The three mayors argue that a strategy of this scale requires shared governance, clear investment commitments and a balanced growth outlook for each airport, and point to Milan, Turin and Genoa as the cities that together can play a decisive role in building a stronger airport system, better connected to major international networks.[1][2]
Sources
- Aeroporti nord-ovest, sindaci Milano Torino Genova verso accordo con le Regioni — la Repubblica Torino, 12 November 2026
- Aeroporti, i sindaci Sala, Lo Russo e Salis: un tavolo istituzionale con le tre Regioni per la costituzione del sistema aeroportuale del Nord-Ovest — TorinoClick, 12 November 2026