Flights from Birmingham to Milan (Orio al Serio)
The city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands, is often considered the second city of England, and has a population of approximately 1,006,500. The city is now a major site for finance, commerce and education and is regarded as one of the most favourable places to locate a business in the whole of the UK. The central location of the city also means it has extremely good transport links to the rest of England.
Serving Birmingham and, to an extent, the entire West Midlands, is Birmingham International Airport. Birmingham is a large airport, the sixth busiest in the UK, and the second busiest not serving the city of London, after Manchester international. The airport has been in use since the early 1930s, but has existed in the guise we know see it since it passed into the control of the West Midlands County Council in 1960. The airport saw privatisation in 1983 and it’s excellence was underlined in 2007 when it was voted the best airport in Europe for the 5-10 million passenger category. There are proposals to extend the runways and for future improvements to terminal buildings.
The budget airline, BMIBaby, operate Birmingham to Milan flights, with 3 flights from Birmingham to Milan scheduled a week.
Milan Orio al Serio Airport
Milan Orio al Serio Airport is one of three airports serving the city of Milan, in Lombardy, Italy. The others are Milan Malpensa airport and Linate airport. The airport is run by a company called SACBO, and the airport served 5,741,734 passengers in the whole of 2007, a significant increase on passenger numbers from the year before. Orio al Serio tends to serve the vast majority of low cost or budget flights going to Milan, although Bergamo itself is also a nice place to visit.
Parking at Milan Orio al Serio Airport
There is a wide ranging amount of parking at Orio al Serio, with both covered and non-covered and long and short term areas. Parking your car in one of the covered car parks will cost you around 10-15 Euros a day, dependant on how long you wish to leave your vehicle. There are also special facilities and parking spaces for disabled parkers, to make accessibility to the terminal as easy as possible.
Distance to Milan and the surrounding area
Orio al Serio airport is located around 5km from the charming town of Bergamo, Italy. However, the airport is often used as a gateway to the city of Milan, which itself is only 45km away.
Transport Links to Milan
There are a few ways to reach the city of Milan from Orio al Serio. First of all, are the shuttle buses that are ubiquitous outside the terminal, and run from the airport to the centre of Milan, and also to Bergamo railway station. These are often the easiest way to get to Milan, and a round trip should cost around 15 Euros. Of course, and as with any airport, there are many taxis outside the terminal which will take you on to Milan or anywhere else you wish to go, and there is also the option of hiring a limousine type car to ferry you to Milan. Finally, there are many car rental businesses at Orio al Serio, should you wish to make your own way to Milan. The airport is just off the A4 Milan-Venice motorway.
Business and Conference Facilities at Orio al Serio airport
There is an internet point and Business Centre at the airport which can provide these type of facilities for business passengers.
The city of Milan
Milan is one of the largest cities in Italy, and is located in the Lombardy region. It is the capital of the Province of Milano. The metropolitan area of Milan has a population of anything from three to almost ten million people, depending on how you define the area. Milan is, of course, renowned as an international centre for design and fashion, but is also an important global centre for finance and business.
During the middle ages, Milan emerged as an important trade centre and an important city in the Renaissance, and has endured periods of French, Spanish and Austrian control. In the 20th century, Milan was at the centre of the start of the Fascist movement, and suffered during the Second World War.
Moving on however, and as you might expect from a city as picturesque and historically important as Milan, there is much to see and do, especially for culture and art lovers. The Duomo has the largest collection of marble statues in the world, and is also home to the little Madonna, the symbol of Milan. Also, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan holds one of Da Vinci’s most famous works, The Last Supper, made even more famous by the recent book and film The Da Vinci code<.
Milan is also home to the world famous football teams, AC Milan and Inter, who play at the San Siro stadium.