Milan's Malpensa Is Renamed for Berlusconi, and Piedmont Aviation Watches

Milan's Malpensa airport was officially renamed after Silvio Berlusconi in a ceremony on Friday, The Local Italy reported, a change that drew criticism from local and national politicians. The airport, Italy's second-busiest by passenger numbers and the long-haul gateway for the country's industrial north, now carries the name of the former prime minister and billionaire who died in 2023.

The naming was carried out despite objections, according to The Local's account, which described Berlusconi as scandal-plagued. The measure had been the subject of a public dispute before the ceremony, and the report frames the decision as one taken against a backdrop of dissent rather than consensus.