Basel is known to be the second largest urban area in Switzerland. It is the third most populated area with total population of 166,209 as per 2004 estimate. The city is located in Northwest Switzerland on river Rhine. This city is the major industrial area for chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Basel is one of the major tourist destinations in Switzerland as people often visit this metropolitan city during vacation time to enjoy with their family members. There are best airfare deals provided by different airlines operating low cost cheap flights to Basel.
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is an international airport which is located 6 kms from Northwest of Basel. The airport is situated on French soil and handles more than 4,000,000 passengers every year. It is one of the busiest airports which jointly operated by France and Switzerland. The airport is the major hub for Crossair and Easyjet which operates domestic flights to and from Basel on daily basis at different time intervals. There are two terminals in the airport, one for passengers and other for cargo.
There are various airlines which operate low cost direct flights to Basel on daily basis. Some of them are as follows:
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is an international airport which is located 6 kms from Northwest of Basel. The airport is situated on French soil and handles more than 4,000,000 passengers every year. It is one of the busiest airports which jointly operated by France and Switzerland. The airport is the major hub for Crossair and Easyjet which operates domestic flights to and from Basel on daily basis at different time intervals. There are two terminals in the airport, one for passengers and other for cargo.
There are various airlines which operate low cost direct flights to Basel on daily basis. Some of them are as follows:
| Aigle Azur | Easy Jet Switzerland |
| Air Arabia Maroc | Iceland Express |
| Air Algerie | Lufthansa |
| Air Berlin | Augsburg Airways |
| Airlinair | Onur Air |
| Air France | Pegasus Airlines |
| Air Transat | Pegasus |
| Austrian Airlines | Sky Airlines |
| Tyrolean Airways | SunExpress |
| British Airways | Swiss International Air Lines |
| Bulgarian Air Charter | TUIfly |
| DanubeWings | Turkish Airlines |
| EasyJet | Twin Jet |
Facilities at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Basel
- Rest Room
- Washroom
- Restaurants
- Waiting lounge
- Helpdesk
- Internet cafe
- Business Conference Hall
- Prepaid taxi counter
- ATM facility
- Currency exchange and banking services
Major tourist attractions in Basel
- Augst - Augusta Raurica
- Paper Mill Museum (Papiermuhle)
- Spalentor
- Town Hall (Rathaus)
- Zoo (Zoologischer Garten)
- Basel Minster
- Basel Minster - Crypt
- Basel Minster - St Gallus Doorway
- Gempenfluh
