Linate airport (LIN, Milan, Italy): can I go the night before for an early morning flight?

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Linate is a 24hours airport in the sense that the building is open 24hours. The shops and facilities contained in the building however are not. This means that you can indeed spend the night landside waiting for your plane, but you can't expect to purchase food, drinks (with the exceptions of vending machines) or services. Moreover, you will probably find that sleeping in the departure side of the airport is extremely uncomfortable. Indeed the SleepingInAirport page on Linate has various reviews on the topic, and most focus on the metal benches with armrest which render it impossible to lie down and sleep on them.

For completeness sake note that there are power outlets and free Wi-Fi available across the airport. Furthermore you'll most probably benefit from the company of a few homeless, which often use the airport to sleep at night. These are mostly harmless and shouldn't disturb you.

The physical check-in and baggage drop-off counters usually open a couple hours before the scheduled departure time of the aircraft. A couple here means anything between two to three hours. Note that this is based on personal experience with various airlines, as opposed to authoritative references.

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