A packet for smoking articles

A packet for smoking articles, comprising:

• a group of smoking articles;
• a container comprising a containing portion inside which the group of smoking articles is received, wherein an empty space, devoid of smoking articles, is defined in the containing portion;
• a covering body of said container, comprising a tubular wall extending along a reference axis, within which the container is inserted, and configured for moving along the reference axis, between a safety position, in which the container is in a retracted condition within the covering body and access to the group of smoking articles is impeded, and a position of use, in which the container is in an extracted condition with respect to the covering body for providing access to the group of smoking articles;
• wherein the containing portion of the container comprises a blocking element, which is positioned by the empty space of the containing portion;
• an abutment arranged on an inner side of the tubular wall of the covering body, wherein the blocking element engages the abutment for impeding movement of the container from the safety position to the position of use;
• wherein an unlocking element is defined on the tubular wall of the covering body, which is in a position facing the blocking element when the container is in the safety position and is mobile for pushing the blocking element into the empty space so as to disengage the blocking element from the abutment and allow the container to move from the safety position to the position of use.