MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The airspace within a radius of 200 km around St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport is closed until 13:20 Moscow time, a source familiar with the telegram of Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) told TASS.

"We inform you about the introduction of a temporary restriction of airspace until 10:20 UTC (+3 hours Moscow time) in the area bounded by a 200 km radius circle at all altitudes. We ask you to use alternative flight routes and make sure to have fuel reserves. The information about the cancellation will be communicated additionally," the source told TASS, referring to the text of the telegram.

Earlier today, the press service of St. Petersburg said on its Telegram channel that flights at Pulkovo Airport were delayed until noon. The airport itself and its services are operating in normal mode.