<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by honu:
LIN is much closer to the city, with easier and cheaper public transportation, slightly less likely to be closed by fog (not a problem in the summer). </font>
I won't dispute 'closer to the city'... but 'less likely to be closed by fog' is not at all true! LIN is absolutely famous for fog. In fact, if you look in the Alitalia international timetable, you need to check-in earlier for flights from LIN when it's foggy, but you don't at MXP.