Jon Howard

Review of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse

Aside from the bomb scare which closed the airport...

Aside from the bomb scare which closed the airport, getting through was quick enough.

However, this airport, named after a Swiss city but located in France is split into Swiss and French halves, despite being wholly located in France.

You can walk between French and Swiss halves (if you go upstairs) but can't drive from the French side to the Swiss side without leaving the airport and driving along the motorway leaving France, crossing into Switzerland, looping back on yourself, driving back up alongside the motorway and entering the airport from the other side (none of which is actually signposted). About a 20 minute drive (or a 2 minute walk)

Car hire is similarly split into Swiss and French halves and you must return your car to the correct respective side...or be fined.

An utterly stupid arrangement, design and implementation!