In terms of direct impact, there 328 economic activities present in Linate, delivering an estimated 11,500 work units. The main impact concerns state entities, handling operators and carriers, but also SEA, which had a 10% impact on the overall data. In 2018, a significant contribution came from the maintenance sector due to the restructuring of the airport, which transferred a large number of employees to a substantially more stable situation. The value of production is around Euro 2.4 billion.
Direct socio-economic impact generated by Linate airport Source: elaborated from SEA and ISTAT data by LIUC Business School’s Centre for Local Area and Sector Development.
No. COMPANIES JOBS CREATED VALUE OF PRODUCTION (EURO MIL.) PASSENGERS CARGO (TON.) TRANSPORT UNITS JOBS CREATED/MILLIONS OF UNITS 2015
296
9,347
1,349
9,638,763
12,434
9,763,103
957
2017
313
9,359
1,931
9,503,065
11,937
9,622,435
972
2018
328
11,547
2,436
9,187,120
10,827
9,295,390
1,242
Indirect and spin-off socio-economic impacts of Linate
Testament to the indirect impact of Linate airport (related to the supply chain external to the production units operating within the airport) in 2018 are the more than 7,100 job openings, related to Euro 866 million of value of production generated.
Development of the indirect and spin-off impact of Linate airport
| YEAR | INDIRECT IMPACT | SPIN-OFF IMPACT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPLOYMENT | VALUE OF PRODUCTION (EURO MIL.) | EMPLOYMENT | VALUE OF PRODUCTION (EURO MIL.) | |
| 2015 | 5,751 | 449.7 | 4,353 | 533.3 |
| 2017 | 5,759 | 686.8 | 4,359 | 906 |
| 2018 | 7,105 | 866.3 | 5,378 | 1,143 |
Source: elaborated from ISTAT data by LIUC Business School’s Centre for Local Area and Sector Development.
The spin-off impact (linked to the aggregated increase in demand generated by employee salaries working inside the airport structures) represents, on the other hand, over 5,000 job openings and approximately Euro 1,140 million in production value. Also on this front the restructuring works of the terminal have had a significant effect.
Linate airport - Catalytic impact on tourism
The airport’s catalytic impact on tourism was established, as for Malpensa, from a survey on a panel of passengers disembarking in Linate and related to their spend in the region, in terms of: transport, hotels, restaurants, retail, free time, leisure and entertainment. 3,200 outbound passengers from Linate, with at least one overnight stay in Lombardy, were interviewed. The data was then linked to the reference base of approximately 2.3 million inbound tourists landing in Linate and who in 2018 had visited Lombardy. Economically, inbound tourism represents approximately Euro 1 million with the creation of 14,700 work units.
Socio-economic impact generated by tourist flows through Linate
| Results of the airport tourist survey: amount of per capita spend by expense item | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual expense total | Transport | Accommodation | Catering | Shopping | Free time | Total |
| Milan Linate total passenger spend (€) | 40.9 | 142.3 | 94.6 | 135.0 | 47.3 | 460.1 |
| Spend per night (€) | 19.0 | 66.2 | 44.0 | 62.8 | 22.0 | 214.0 |
| Results of the airport tourist survey: stay in the region | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nights/ region | No. interviews | Average stay | |
| Linate | 4,938,077 | 3,250 | 2.15 |
| Airport statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pax totals | Incomers | ||
| Linate | 9,187,120 | 2,296,780 | 50.20% |
| Reconstruction of total tourist spend | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFF SITE spend total | Transport spend | Accom. spend | Catering spend | Shopping spend | Free time spend | Tot. spend |
| Linate (€ thousand) | 93,823 | 326,901 | 217,275 | 310,111 | 108,638 | 1,056,748 |
| Reconstruction of total jobs related to tourism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | Accommodation | Catering | Shopping | Free time | Total | |
| Produced per employee | 139 | 89 | 50 | 53 | 150 | |
| Jobs generated | 675 | 3,489 | 4,128 | 5,671 | 724 | 14,688 |
Development of Linate's catalytic impact on tourism
| 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 9,638,763 | 9,503,065 | 9,187,120 |
| Incomers | 1,108,715 | 1,713,817 | 2,296,780 |
| Interviews | 2,913 | 3,055 | 3,250 |
| Nights spent in the region | n.a. | 3,787,536 | 4,938,077 |
| Average stay (days) | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.15 |
| Spend per night (Euro) | 234.1 | 220 | 214 |
| Total spend per passenger (Euro) | 515 | 486.2 | 460.1 |
| Value of production (Euro mil.) | 571 | 833.2 | 1,056.7 |
| Jobs effect | 5,669 | 11,805 | 14,688 |
Source: Centre for Local Area and Sector Development - LIUC BS
Overall socio-economic impact of Linate
Putting together the results obtained from the estimates of the different types of impacts considered, it emerges that the overall socio-economic impact of Linate in 2018 - with variable degrees of intensity within a regional catchment area, which, based on the processes considered, stretches from the immediate hinterland, to Lombardy - corresponds to Euro 5.5 billion of production value generated, and the creation of over 38,000 work units.
Cumulative socio-economic impact of Linate airport in 2018
| Type of impact | Jobs effect | Value of production (Euro mil.) |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | 11,547 | 2,436.1 |
| Indirect | 7,105 | 866.4 |
| Spin-off | 5,378 | 1,143 |
| Tourism catalytic | 14,688 | 1,056.7 |
| Total | 38,718 | 5,502.2 |
Source: Centre for Local Area and Sector Development - LIUC BS