Milan Airport Renamed for Berlusconi

Now the airport, which is the main one for northern Italy, will be named 'Silvio Berlusconi International Airport Milan Malpensa'.

Consensus

The Milan Malpensa International Airport was renamed in honor of Silvio Berlusconi.
The renaming took place in 2024.
Berlusconi died in 2023 at the age of 86 or 87.
The renaming was officially announced and marked by a ceremony.
Berlusconi was a former Italian Prime Minister and media magnate.
The decision faced opposition from Milan's city council and other local authorities.
The court rejected appeals against the renaming, ruling it lawful.
Berlusconi was born in Milan and died in Milan.

Berlusconi died at age 87 after a long illness, with leukemia and a lung infection diagnosed in April 2023, and he spent 45 days in San Raffaele clinic. — vedomosti
Berlusconi died at age 86 in 2023. — kommersant
The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, demonstratively ignored the ceremony. — kommersant
The regional government of Lombardy proposed the renaming in June 2024. — interfax
The Milan city council opposed the renaming. — vedomosti
The ceremony was attended by Senator Ignazio La Russa and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. — interfax
The initiative was supported by Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini. — kommersant
The initiative was proposed by the Lombardy regional government and supported by Minister Salvini. — interfax