Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) reported a 270% year-on-year increase in trucked freight volumes for 2023, offsetting a drop in flown cargo following last year’s shutdown of its runway for improvement works. Trucked freight increased from 11,120 tonnes to 31,056 metric tonnes in January 2023 to December 2023, while flown freight was down from 108,218 metric tonnes to 32,275 tonnes for the same period. The second largest cargo hub in the Netherlands, invested €35.3 million as part of a plan to extend the runway’s operational length to 2,750 meters by end of 2025.