EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg

EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg represents an international facility approximately 3.5 kilometers northwest of the city of Basel, Switzerland, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Mulhouse in France, and around 46 kilometers (29 mi) south-southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany. The facility is available within the Alsace region, in the administrative commune of Saint-Louis close to the border tripoint between France, Switzerland, and Germany. The property serves as a base for EasyJet Switzerland and mostly features flights to the European metropolitan and leisure destinations.

EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg

EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg represents an international facility approximately 3.5 kilometers northwest of the city of Basel, Switzerland, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Mulhouse in France, and around 46 kilometers (29 mi) south-southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany. The facility is available within the Alsace region, in the administrative commune of Saint-Louis close to the border tripoint between France, Switzerland, and Germany. The property serves as a base for EasyJet Switzerland and mostly features flights to the European metropolitan and leisure destinations.

Development in the 2000s

A decision was made to expand the terminals again with a new "Y-finger" dock. The first phase was finished in 2002, and the second phase in 2005.

Crossair was based at Basel and represented the biggest airline at the facility. Following the liquidation of Swissair that took place in 2001, the ending of services in early 2002, and the transformation of Crossair into Swiss International Air Lines, the number of flights from the airport decreased, and the new terminal was underused. In 2004 the low-cost carrier easyJet opened a base at the airport, and the commuter totals rose again, reaching 4 million in 2006.

From 2007 until 2009, Ryanair also flew to the EAP for the first time. However, as a result of a conflict over landing fees, the airline stopped the operation of all eight routes. Later, Ryanair stated it would return in April 2014, with the resumption of Basel–Dublin route and the addition of the new course Basel – London–Stansted.

In December 2014, Swiss International Air Lines announced it would stop all operations at the airport by 31 May 2015 because of the heavy competition from low-cost carriers. Swiss faced competition on five out of its six Basel routes, all of which were managed by Swiss Global Air Lines. The Lufthansa Group announced the setup of Eurowings' first base outside Germany at the EuroAirport as a replacement. However, these plans were later canceled in favor of Vienna International Airport.

In 2017, the removal of Basel/Mulhouse from Air Berlin and its Swiss subsidiary, Belair's route networks, was declared.