EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (IATA Airport Code: BSL) is an international airport near Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France), and Freiburg (Germany).
International status
Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is one of the only airports in the world operated jointly by two countries, France and Switzerland. Contrary to popular belief, the airport is located completely on French soil, but is operated on an agreement established in 1946 where both Switzerland and France are granted duty-free access to the airport. The airport's board has 8 members from each country.
The airport itself is split into two architecturally independent halves, one half serving the French side (today considered the Schengen side) and the other half serving the Swiss side; there is a customs point at the middle of the airport so that people can "emigrate" to the other side of the airport. The "finger dock" which provides access to the aircraft is in a joint international zone into which all passengers emigrate before they board the plane.
The Geneva Cointrin International Airport can also be accessed from both countries, with distinct French and Swiss customs zones, but no international zone.
Due to its unique international status, EuroAirport has three airport codes: BSL (BaSeL) is the Swiss code, while MLH (MuLHouse) is the French code and EAP (EuroAirPort) is the international code.
Airlines and Destinations
- Aigle Azur (Constantine, Hurghada)
- Air Berlin (Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Munich, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife)
- Air France (Bordeaux, Clermont, Lyon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Toulouse)
- Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
- British Airways (London Heathrow)
- Cimber Air (Copenhagen)
- easyJet (Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin-Schönefeld, Hamburg, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Lisbon, Liverpool, London Luton, London Stansted, Madrid, Malaga, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rome-Ciampino)
- Hapagfly (Mallorca, Munich)
- Iberia (Barcelona)
- Lufthansa (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich)
- Portugalia Airlines (Porto)
- Spanair (Tenerife)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Amsterdam, Brussels, London City, Zurich)
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul)
- Twin Jet (Marseille)
External links
es:Aeropuerto Internacional de Basilea fr:Aéroport international Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg pl:Lotnisko Bazylea-Miluza-Fryburg sv:EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg