Connect Air is an airline based in Basel, Switzerland. It was established in 2004 and is a start-up airline planning services to various cities in Europe using a fleet of ATR 42-500 aircraft. Its main base is EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Location within Switzerland Basel (English traditionally: Basle , German: Basel , French Bâle , Italian Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (IATA Airport Code: BSL) is an international airport near Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France), and Freiburg (Germany). ...