Sarajevo 2.0 with Air Travel this time

Something missing from 1914's pissing contests that gave us World War One was air travel - navigation in those days was surface-bound, so all the contretemps played out at altitude=zero. Now we've got a European and near-Euro sky filled with a weave of airplanes and airspace boundaries, so the petty squabbles of nation-states and tribes can indeed project into the heavens.

BREAKING: Russia is banning Ukrainian airlines from transit across its territory,

— AirLiveNet (@airlivenet) August 7, 2014

And there's also this:

RT: US Increases Airspace Limits on Flights Over Iraq - Wall Street Journal http://t.co/4HLTdDlseo #Iraq

— IRAQ العراق (@RT3Iraq) August 1, 2014

There's two problems - problems of intent and problems of chaos. Problems of intent occur when a Ukranian plane strays into Russian territory and now it's an intruder and subject to shoot-down. Problems of chaos occur when non-standard routes and congestion cause confusion and complexity, leading to errors and tragedy. Because all those planes that aren't flying over the restricted areas are flying somewhere non-standard.

FYI this is Iran Iraq Airspace pic.twitter.com/N62A3pjoNj

— Shaza (@OZmandia) August 7, 2014