Eli5: why aren’t flights to “mild” warzones canceled until the war ends?

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Edit:
I will list my concerns, points of view, and arguments (to the limits of my knowledge):
1. I am not saying that refugees shouldn’t get out of the warzone if they want or that there are constant fights everywhere that stop civilians from having a pretty much normal life. I am saying that there are other ways of moving in and out of warzones that are maybe safer (idk) and that they don’t have such high safety standards that would prevent their activities.
2. I am talking from a civil aviation authority pov. I understand that since they are not taking the kind of measures that i am talking about, there is a logical explanation that i am trying to find out.
3. I am not talking about how the war should be handled or about what decisions regarding the situation should be taken by other authorities. I am talking strictly about how different (mostly geographic) civil aviation safety institutions work with warzones, considering the size, dynamics, or density of the conflict.
I am sorry if i still haven’t made myself clear, english is not my first language.
I am not trying to argue or make a point. I am just trying to find a pretty mutch on-point answer, a direct answer to my question, if there is one.

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People don’t realise that life goes on, even in war. When war breaks out, the country isn’t just a battlefield with soldiers fighting like Call of Duty. Civilians are still there and they have to carry on, because yes even during war people work, they need to do their jobs, provide for their families. Food and goods continue arriving at ports and airports, trucks still deliver to stores, and people still need to get in or out of the country. Flights are only cancelled when there’s serious fears of a plane being shot down. Otherwise if the safety of airspace can be guaranteed, flights carry on as normal.

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