retail food and beverage concessions at various us airports . originally owned by baa usa then a subsidiary of baa plc. it was then owned by the new york based investment company prospect capital corporation . in august 2014 airmall was acquired by the german fraport group operator of frankfurt international airport and another 10 airports around the globe . its first airmall opened at the pittsburgh international airport in 1992 . today the company also operates airmalls at baltimore washington international airport and boston s logan international airport however pittsburgh remains by far the largest . an airmall opened at cleveland hopkins international airport in the spring of 2009 as well . the stores in the airmall are known for pricing their merchandise the same as they would at a store in a typical retail setting compared to the higher prices charged at restaurants and gift shops in other airports . pittsburgh international airport edit opened along with the new airport in 1992 the airmall in pittsburgh is the largest airport shopping complex in the united states . 1 it is located within the airport s airside terminal mostly in the center core area with some shops and restaurants extending into the concourses . prior to sept. 11 2001 and the opening of the mall at robinson the airmall served as a shopping destination for residents of the western suburbs of pittsburgh . because the airmall is located beyond the security checkpoint where only ticketed passengers and authorized personnel are permitted and the reduction of the use of pittsburgh international as a us airways hub sales have decreased in recent years . on april 13 2007 it was announced that guests staying at the attached airport hyatt hotel would be able to obtain passes to shop during their stay . 2 even with sales being down due to us airways cutbacks and the 2008 2009 economic downturn the airmall in pittsburgh still accounts for the highest per passenger spending of any airport in the country at an average of 13.60 passenger . 3 references edit http www.baausa.com content pittsburghinternationalairport.aspx airport hotel guests to get airmall access http www.pittsburghlive.com x pittsburghtrib news s 593919.html external links edit official website pittsburgh airmall guide v t e shopping malls in pittsburgh enclosed beaver valley mall the block northway century iii mall the galleria of mt. lebanon the mall at robinson monroeville mall pittsburgh mills ross park mall south hills village station square uniontown mall warner centre washington crown center westmoreland mall lifestyle outdoor bakery square edgewood towne centre ellsworth avenue mccandless crossing northern lights robinson town centre settlers ridge southside works walnut street the waterfront waterworks mall outlet grove city premium outlets tanger outlets pittsburgh defunct allegheny center mall east hills shopping center eastgate commerce center eastland mall greengate mall parkway center mall village square mall washington mall coordinates 40 29 45 n 80 14 49 w 40.49591 n 80.24697 w 40.49591 ; 80.24697 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title airmall & oldid 741831898 categories airport infrastructurecompanies established in 19911991 establishments in the united stateshidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 23 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view