Milan’s Malpensa airport is to be named after Silvio Berlusconi

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Silvio Berlusconi, a cruise-ship singer, media mogul and three-time premier who dominated Italian politics for three decades, is getting a new act following his death last year.

Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport, is being renamed for the billionaire businessman-turned-politician, th country’s transport minister announced on Thursday.