Hundreds of Liverpool fans catching final flights to Basel

John Lennon Airport having one of it's busiest days of the year as supporters head to Europa League final

Published 18th May 2016

Hundreds of Liverpool fans have been catching the last flights out to Basel, ahead of tonight's Europa League final.

Flights have been jetting off to Switzerland since first thing yesterday morning, and the final one today will take off around 2.30 this afternoon.

Radio City's reporter Adam Phillips headed out to Basel yesterday with the fans, here's what happened when his flight landed.

Meanwhile back in Liverpool the cities pubs and bars are expected to be packed with supporters watching the final against Sevilla.

9000 people are expected at The Echo Arena, where the match will be shown live on a giant screen.