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Shouldn't that be "British" airspace? If the Scots don't like it, they should declare independence (but that failed) and maybe build an air defense network to shoot down unidentified possible CIA rendition jets (not very feasible).


The term doesn't mean what you think it means. Rather, if so, then you should also complain about all of the following:

"Mexican Helicopter Spotted in Texas Airspace" - http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexican-helicopter-spotted-in-te...

"F-16 escorts Cessna away from Fla. airspace during Obama visit" - http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/16/nation/la-na-nn-flor...

"U.S. Jets Intercept Six Russian Planes That Approached The Alaskan Airspace" - http://www.inquisitr.com/1486667/u-s-jets-intercept-six-russ...

"Bill seeks to regulate drones in Maine airspace" - http://bangordailynews.com/2013/02/26/politics/bill-seeks-to...

In addition to US states, the construction "---- airspace" is also used in reference to:

lakes - "a good chunk of Lake Michigan airspace is restricted" - http://www.reallyrocketscience.com/node/18

cities - "traffic flow with radar lateral separation between aircraft heading South entering Habana airspace and those flying Northbound to Miami airspace" - http://www.icao.int/NACC/Documents/Meetings/2013/ANIWG01/ANI...

Disney theme parks - "Ad Banner Planes Still Kept Out of Disney Airspace" - http://www.newsmax.com/US/Disney-planes-advertising-banners/...


It is both British airspace and Scottish airspace. Scotland is formally a constituent country of the United Kingdom, with it's own devolved government. And while the devolved government does not have responsibility for foreign policy or defence (and several other areas), it does have a legitimate interest in asking questions of the UK government if they feel there is a possibility that what the UK government has allowed is not in the interest of Scotland.

There's very little they can do about it, unless there's an indication that a law has been broken. But there's plenty of room for political point scoring.


"And while the devolved government does not have responsibility for foreign policy or defence" That's pretty much it.


The "British" empire collapsed 70 years ago. Enough already.


Great Britain as an entity still exists, and is different than the United Kingdom.




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