PITTSBURGH, January 26, 2007 — Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and the AIRMALL® scored big with Conde Nast Traveler’s elite and loyal readers (frequent travelers). In the 2006 Annual Conde Nast Traveler Truth in Travel Business Travel Poll, Pittsburgh International Airport made the Top 10 U.S. Airports list. The publication’s survey features travelers’ favorite hotels, airlines and airports in the United States (U.S.) and abroad. The respondents rated Pittsburgh International Airport’s AIRMALL® “food/shops/amenities” and “design” as tops by a wide margin. A total of 50,000 readers participated in the 2006 poll conducted by the independent firm of Millard Group, Inc.
“We are pleased that the AIRMALL® offerings have been identified as favorites by such an elite group of travelers,” says Jay Kruisselbrink, Vice President of BAA Pittsburgh. “It is our mission at BAA Pittsburgh to provide a unique array of national and local brands of shops and restaurants that adhere to the needs of the traveling public, and we’re pleased to continue delivering on that promise.”
BAA Pittsburgh is the developer and manager of the AIRMALL® at Pittsburgh International Airport that houses national and local retail shops, news and gifts, restaurants, bars and services that best suite the needs of travelers flying in and out of Pittsburgh. From gadgets (Airport Wireless palm and Brookstone); women’s shops (Victoria’s Secret, GAP Women); men’s stores (Johnston & Murphy, Brooks Brothers); fast food, casual, sit-down dining (McDonald’s, Sbarro, T.G.I. Friday’s); coffee (Mayorga Coffee Roasters); and snacks (Ben & Jerry’s) the AIRMALL® has something to offer every traveler.
In addition to Pittsburgh, BAA USA operates concessions programs in Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport) and Boston (Boston’s Logan International airport) and is responsible for creating a unique mall experience through smart design.