Pulkovo Airport in Russia’s St. Petersburg Faces Temporary Flight Restrictions

Temporary restrictions on flights of civilian aircraft have been introduced at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) said.

"Temporary restrictions on the operation of St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport have been introduced today from 7:45 Moscow time [4:45 GMT] in order to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights," the agency said, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

The agency noted that airport temporarily does not accept and does not dispatch flights.