The Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) is critical of the amendment proposed by the European Parliament's Environment Committee to expand the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). From the union's point of view, this would lead to a shift in traffic flows and the corresponding emissions to countries outside the EU. "The proposal to expand the European emissions trading system would have serious consequences for Europe as an aviation location and its employees, because it would lead to an unequal distribution to the detriment of European carriers. For this reason, we appeal to EU parliamentarians to reject this amendment at all costs," said Daniel Kassa Mbuambi, Chairman of the Board of UFO. Not only UFO, but also other German and European trade associations and unions in aviation see not only the danger of distortion of competition and thus, ultimately, the destruction of European jobs, but also the prevention of the effective limitation of CO2 emissions, as emissions would be removed from the EU's regulatory sovereignty. "We now urgently need a fair arrangement at international level within the framework of the CORSIA agreement in order to make a truly sustainable contribution and avoid carbon leakage. Special regulatory paths for a limited geographical area will not help to achieve the climate goals set. Rather, the distortion of competition resulting from the amendment will ensure that good European jobs disappear and are created under worse conditions outside the EU. The EU Parliament must take action here," adds Kassa Mbuambi. According to the amendment approved by the Environment Committee to expand emissions trading in air transport, this would apply to all flights leaving the EU. So far, only flights on routes within the EU have been recorded. After the decision in the Environment Committee,