easyJet Airbus A319 Basel to Gatwick Trip Report | The Airport that sits on two countries

easyJet, the airline with dwindling Airbus A319s as they get replaced by larger Airbus A320neos and A321neos. Luckily we caught the Airbus A319-100 on our second ever flight on the airline as we fly from Basel airport. The Airport that sits on two countries, mostly France, but also Switzerland where Basel is actually situated. We fly to Gatwick Airport and for the first time end up in the North Terminal. We take-off from Basel's Runway 15 and on Gatwick's Runway 08R. Flight details: --------------------- Flightpath: Basel to London Gatwick Flightnumber: U28480 Aircraft: Airbus A319-111 Aircraft ID: G-EZAN Aircraft Age: 19 Years (April 2006) Seat: 17A Date: 07/03/2026 Departure Time: 21:09 (scheduled 21:10) Arrival Time: 21:16 (scheduled 21:45) Timestamps: --------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:26 Biarticulated airport bus 01:23 Basel Airport 02:07 The Swiss French border in Basel Airport 03:58 Basel Airport Observation Deck 05:10 Boarding 05:35 Captain's Announcement 06:10 Pushback 07:53 easyJet inflight magazine 08:12 Taxi to Runway 12:31 Take-off 18:35 Landing 22:53 Taxi to Gate 26:55 Deboarding 27:21 Gatwick North Terminal 27:53 Flightradar24 Replay 28:57 Outro