I tried to get the flight to Linate and no luck. There is only one flight daily and its very early on the way there so the flight from NCL cant make it in time to catch it and on the way back it leaves at 10am from Milan.

So Malpensa it's going to have to be

Steve.. thanks a lot for your advice and in regards to the hotel i have found a 3* in the Business district for a resonable price of only £51 a night. Is that good? Also what is Milan like in terms of living costs? Is it expensive?

Thanks