Fair enough, but I'm confused by what you write. Half of what you wrote suggests that the French have a big part to play, another quarter of what you wrote is irrelevant - we're not talking about passengers or flights and where they are coming from or going to. Likewise sourcing of materials to make toilets is irrelevant.
e.g. "99% of the 99% you mention are Alsace people who speak German dialect"... so that would be French people, non?
Indeed, the ownership is 50/50 French/Swiss, from what you write.
I would also point out that I recognise German and Swiss German spoken with a French accent, and I have rarely come across an original "Basel" accent when dealing with staff there.
But in the absence of any stats, or the will to find any, I'll concede the point.
Last week I forgot a brand new 250ml bottle of contact lens solution in my carry on. Preparing to wave goodbye to CHF 20 I hopefully placed it in a clear plastic bag and into the scanner tray. The operator immediately seized the bottle as it came out, squinted at the text and then gave it back to me.
So, I am freaking out with this... I need to leave my car in Basel airport for 4 days.... French side long term, then? F3 or F5? I am afraid F5 is to far with heavy suitcases.
So, I am freaking out with this... I need to leave my car in Basel airport for 4 days.... French side long term, then? F3 or F5? I am afraid F5 is to far with heavy suitcases.
And if you think that parking at the airports of Basel and Geneva is expensive, come to Zurich The Zurich Airport company does not make any secret out of the fact that a good part of the parking fees are used to improve public transport. If if right now, parking F is heavily extended with two sizeable annex buildings.
As our flight was early (7.15) and we'd never been to Basel airport, we decided to stay over in a Hotel. Paid E159 for a nice room including parking for 2 weeks and taxi service to airport (including breakfast, but we had to leave too early). Carat Hotel in Weil am Rhein- excellent service.
Between 30 and 40% of the visitors of BSL/MLH (some odd 20% are Germans) are people from the Alsace, people who use French as their written language but either speak or at least understand German dialect very well. The ARE citizens of the French Republic
Ownership is 50% French Republic, 25% Kanton Basel-Stadt and 25% Kanton Basel-Land. Zero % Swiss Confederation.
Whenever visiting that airport, I always came/come accross people of "original Basel accent" there, more than enough of that tribe
I have never seen conclusive statistics, but on the CH-side of BSL MLH a good part of the employees ARE true Baaaslers
CHF 85 is is actually a good price! Here in Los Angeles, the same seven days would be about $105 USD, or CHF98 -- and that does not include the 8.75% sales tax added on...
85CHF for 7 days is a bargain (yes 45Euro is cheaper) but for 7 days this is not expensive at all. This is only just 12CHF per day so no idea how you can claim that as expensive
Yes it is comparably cheeper to park on the french side but just remember.. If you come back after two week holiday and your car battery is dead you might find out that your breakdown service e.g TCS won't come for you as your car is in France and not in Switzerland, therefore not covered. This can lead to a hefty tow fee...
I know someone that had that happen to them...
Also about the french car rental. As a swiss resident with a swiss drivers licence we are not aloud by law to drive foreign registered vehicles in Switzerland. This is true for a lot of european countries as well...