AIR TRAFFIC CASE STUDY: Getting tourism going again, and by extension its adjacent industries, is a priority for many governments in Europe. But saving the planet is a top concern for everyone — or so they say. European airlines and trade unions, in a rare joint initiative, are warning against being thrown under the bus when they’re just starting to recover from months of effectively being grounded: They fear the Commission’s plans for the contribution of the aviation sector to climate goals will have the unintended side-effect of boosting non-EU airlines. Airlines fear market distortion: Planned proposals in next week’s “Fit for 55” package risk significantly increasing “the competitive advantage of non-EU airlines and non-EU hub airports compared to their EU counterparts,” says a joint letter, obtained by Playbook, by an association of major European airlines including Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and SAS as well as the European Transport Workers’ Federation. “This would benefit in particular airlines in Turkey, the Gulf States but also China or Russia,” they write.