Editing EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (section)

==International status==
[[File:Aéroport Bâle-Mulhouse 2.jpg|thumb|Terminal exterior]]
[[File:Aéroport de Bâle 003.jpg|thumb|Terminal interior]]
EuroAirport is one of the few airports in the world operated jointly by two countries,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.air-cosmos.com/des-avions-et-des-hommes-destination-euroairport-114325|title=Des avions et des hommes : destination EuroAirport|work=air-cosmos.com|first=Yann|last=Cochennec|date=27 August 2018}}</ref> in this case France and Switzerland. It is governed by a 1949 international convention. The headquarters of the airport's operations are located in [[Blotzheim]], France.<ref>"[http://www.fly-euroairport.com/en/general-conditions-of-use.html General conditions of use] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328221425/http://www.fly-euroairport.com/en/general-conditions-of-use.html |date=28 March 2013 }}". EuroAirport. Retrieved on 24 September 2009. "The Site is published by Basel–Mulhouse Airport, a Franco-Swiss public enterprise governed by the international convention of 4 July 1949 concerning its construction and operation and the headquarters of which are situated at 68730 Blotzheim, France".</ref> The airport is located completely on French soil; it also has a Swiss customs border and is connected to the Swiss customs area by a {{convert|2.5|km|mi|adj=on|abbr=}}-long customs-free road to Basel, allowing air travellers access into Switzerland bypassing French customs clearance. The airport is operated via a state treaty established in 1946 wherein the two countries (Switzerland and France) are granted access to the airport without any customs or other border restrictions. The airport's board has eight members each from France and Switzerland and two advisers from Germany.<ref name=treaty>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroairport.com/de/action/media/Display?cmpref=25204&forceDownload=1&lang=de&mediaParam%5Bcmpref%5D=25204&mediaParam%5BforceDownload%5D=1&mediaParam%5Blang%5D=de |title=Schweizerisch-Französischer Staatsvertrag vom 4. Juli 1949 (Höflichkeitsübersetzung) |publisher=EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg |date=1 November 2006 |language=de |access-date=5 November 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003206/http://www.euroairport.com/de/action/media/Display?cmpref=25204&forceDownload=1&lang=de&mediaParam&#91;cmpref&#93;=25204&mediaParam&#91;forceDownload&#93;=1&mediaParam&#91;lang&#93;=de |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The airport building is split into two separate sections: Swiss and French. Though the entire airport is on French soil and under French jurisdiction, the Swiss authorities have the authority to apply Swiss laws regarding customs, medical services and police work in the Swiss section, including the customs road connecting Basel with the airport. French police are allowed to execute random checks in the Swiss section as well.<ref name=treaty/> With Switzerland joining the [[Schengen Treaty]] in March 2009, the air side was rearranged to include a Schengen and non-Schengen zone.<ref name=plan>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroairport.com/EN/voyageurs.php?PAGEID=491&lang=EN |title=Terminal plan |publisher=EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg |access-date=5 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512141258/http://www.euroairport.com/EN/voyageurs.php?PAGEID=491&lang=EN |archive-date=12 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> As border control is staffed by both Swiss and French border officers, passengers arriving from non-Schengen countries must approach the customs office of the country for which they have received the [[Schengen Area|Schengen entry visa]], which is either France or Switzerland. On the other hand, the Schengen area can be left from any Schengen area country.

Due to its international status, EuroAirport has three [[IATA airport codes]]: BSL (Basel) is the Swiss code, MLH (Mulhouse) is the French code and EAP (EuroAirport) is the neutral code.<ref name=iata/> Some booking systems show different ticket prices for flights to BSL and MLH, as one of them can be a domestic flight within France (with different rules on fuel taxation, etc.), and in some cases, tickets can be issued where a "flight" between BSL and MLH is shown on the itinerary. The airport's [[ICAO airport code]] is LFSB. LSZM, the old code, has been reassigned to the airport of [[Mollis]].<ref name=AIP/>

In 2020, a French court decided that job contracts on the airport are governed by French labor laws, not Swiss ones. Basing on a 2012 agreement, the Swiss companies active on the airport have used Swiss labor regulations, which are more employer-friendly than the French ones. For example, the Swiss laws made it easier to dismiss workers, while the French rules prescribe a 35-hour week, earlier retirement, and much higher compensations in case of dismissals. In exchange, working under Swiss laws results in much higher wages.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/suedbaden/euroairport-basel-mulhouse-aerger-wegen-rechtsunsicherheit-100.html |title=EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse: Ärger wegen Rechtsunsicherheit |date=2022-07-25 |access-date=2022-11-09 |publisher=[[Südwestrundfunk]] (SWR) |language=de |trans-title=EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse: Annoyance because of legal uncertainty}}</ref>