Water pipe breaks in international arrivals at Porto Alegre airport A drinking water pipe broke on the first floor of Salgado Filho Airport, in Porto Alegre, in the international arrivals area, on Tuesday morning (28). Despite the incident, no passengers, flights or commercial operations were impacted. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp According to Fraport, administrator of Porto Alegre Airport, the leak began at around 7:45 am and occurred due to the rupture of a hydraulic connection. The situation was contained about half an hour later, at 8:15 am. Despite the rain that hits the Metropolitan Region and the capital, Fraport states that the event is not related to the instability. At 9 am, the teams were already finishing the work to clean the area affected by the water. The airport continues to operate normally. Second case recorded in the month On the 2nd, a similar incident had occurred at the airport. On that date, part of the Salgado Filho ceiling collapsed. The check-in area needed to be emptied. According to Fraport, the problem was caused by the rupture of a pipe on the third floor. Water pipe breaks at international arrivals at Porto Alegre Airport Image courtesy/canoasmilgrau VIDEOS: Everything about RS