Philadelphia International Airport has lost its "approved" status for watering and aircraft servicing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an Aug. 9 warning letter to airport executive Mark Gale.
In the warning letter, FDA put Philadelphia International Airport on "provisional" status, giving it 30 days to either regain approved status or face being listed as "non-approved" for carrier use. In the worst case scenario, being non-approved could shut down all or part of one of the East Coast's second-tier airports.
"We note that land and air conveyances engaged in interstate traffic must obtain potable water for drinking and culinary purposes from watering points approved by FDA (21 CFR 1240.80) and must use serving areas approved by FDA (21 CFR 1250.60), " wrote Kirk Sooter, FDA's Philadelphia district director, in the letter.
Still, there is "no evidence that our water is unsafe," said Victoria Lupica, spokeswoman for Philadelphia International Airport. She said the airport and FDA held discussions as late as Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 16) and the airport "wants to clearly emphasize our water supply is clean and safe."
In the warning letter, Sooter wrote that "all servicing area piping systems, hydrants, taps, faucets, hoses, buckets, and their appurtenances necessary for delivery of drinking and culinary water to a conveyance must be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated in such a manner as to prevent contamination of the water."
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