In 2023 alone, this airport in the heart of Europe served more than eight million passengers.

By Alice Scarsi, Deputy World News Editor

16:32, Wed, Feb 12, 2025 | UPDATED: 16:38, Wed, Feb 12, 2025

A plane on a terminal

EuroAirport has shut down one of its terminals (FILE PIC) (Image: GETTY-STOCK)

A European airport has been forced to evacuate one of its terminals on Wednesday afternoon. 

A terminal at the EuroAirport, an international airport part of the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel, has been closed for "safety reasons".

A statement on the airport's official website read: "INFORMATION: For safety reasons, the terminal had to be evacuated and is currently closed.

"Further information will follow. We regret this inconvenience; it is for the safety of passengers and employees."

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