Fly to Basel

Basel is probably one of Switzerland’s best kept secrets, as most tourists wouldn’t think first of this city when considering airline flight itinerary in their European travels. But with its medieval-age town center, a glitzy carnival which is at par with the best Italy and Rio de Janeiro has to offer, and a few world-class galleries and museums, Basel is truly worth a visit, especially if you’re traveling on a tour with the cheapest airfares to boot. Of course, football fanatics wouldn’t miss Basel for the world, as it is one of the host cities for this year’s Euro-Football Championships, and discount airfares are inevitable. The city’s Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is a league of is own, being the only airline flight port in the world with dual nationalities; it is practically grounded on French soil, but directly linked to Basel via a customs-free land route. A few major airlines serve the port, and secondary carriers like EasyJet offer discount airfares as well. There is also a low-cost carrier (Air Berlin) which boasts of the cheapest airfares, and serves the route to various holiday destinations; its itinerary may also include several isles in the Aegean Sea. Since the airport is situated in two countries, ensure that you get out only via Swiss passport regulations after you get off from your airline flight, otherwise you’ll find yourself in French territory. Once you enter the arrival hall, you may opt to get through Swiss customs and course the road to Basel, or you can choose to be inspected under French customs. There are flights with discount airfares which have destination descriptions of BSL, Switzerland, and incoming flights from French territory are described as MLH, France; both are located in the same airport. For cheapest airfares to Basel, make sure that you look out for both exit points.