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Maybe when in the world of the living Shinigami try to protect humans and minimize the damage to the surrounding area, by fighting in mid-air, while in the spirit realms that is not a priority?

In "The Mask" flashback chapters Love Aikawa was fighting hollified Kensei Muguruma in mid-air, so clearly Shinigami are capable of such a feat.