ABOVE: Malta Air Boeing 737-8- 200, 9H-VUS (c/n 62326), blasts out of Milan/ Bergamo. The airport – which is a base for Ryanair – is situated approximately 30 miles northeast of the city centre
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LEFT: ITA Airways Airbus A319-111, EI-IMX (c/n 5424), taxis on the ground at Milan/Linate. The ex-Alitalia airframe is one of 12 examples operated by the new Italian flag carrier
LEFT: German Airways Embraer E190, D-AWSI (c/n 19000074), departs Milan/Linate wearing a special ‘Galaxy European Champions’ scheme. The Cologne-based wet-lease operator is currently flying on behalf of Dutch flag carrier
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