Intellectuals, left-center parties and citizens are against the idea Malpensa airport. in Milan to bear the name of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, BNR reported.
After the proposal of the administration of the Lombardy region was approved by the National Authority for Civil Aviation "ENAC" (ENAC) and by the Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini for this airport "Malpensa" in Milan to be named after Silvio Berlusconi, petitions were organized on internet platforms to prevent this from happening. Over 30,000 people have already expressed their disagreement.
Most are from the "Young Democrats of Lombardy" organization. They point out: "Malpensa Airport" is Lombardy's door to the world, a crossroads for millions of travelers and hundreds of nationalities, and is Italian pride. It cannot be named after such a controversial figure as Berlusconi. "Although he was a key figure in Italian politics for decades – another petition said, many believe his actions were obscured to create legal problems and convictions for him.
Offered "Malpensa" airport to bear the name of famous people from Lombardy with a great cultural and international contribution to Italy such as the writer Alessandro Manzoni, the scientist Enrico Fermi, the ballerina Carla Fracci or the first Italian aviator Rosina Ferrario.