For the past 7 years I have been living and working in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Most of my flights both international and domestic have been commercial flights, about 20 flights have been on military aircraft. I averaged one return flight a week somewhere within or outside of the country. You have no options
In the end you accept it for what it is and you quickly realise the odds of being struck by and RPG, IED, suicide bomber or getting attacked by people with weapons are greater on the ground than in the air. The trip to the airport, in the airport and the time on the ground waiting to depart were the most dangerous. That said I do admire the guys and girls who fly in these areas.
I also think where airlines can avoid airspace over and around war zones, they should