News / Dutch air cargo shippers welcome Schiphol tie-up with Maastricht Airport

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Dutch shippers and the air cargo community have welcomed the prospect of closer ties between Amsterdam Schiphol and Maastricht (MST) airports.

On Friday, the airports announced that slot-restricted Schiphol intends to acquire 40% of MST for €4.2m, and both parties will invest in MST, which earlier this year was in danger of being closed.

“We see MST as complementary to Schiphol, and air cargo as a whole in the Netherlands,” said Rogier Spoel, policy manager air and ocean freight for shippers’ organisation evofenedex.

“In the ...