It's obvious that nobody read the article linked to in the OP. The purpose of this program is to:
In conjunction with the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), PIT has developed a program in which non-ticketed persons can get a “myPITpass” that enables them to go through security checkpoints and access the airport’s shops and restaurants between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The first day of the program will be Sept. 5.
So again I ask: why would anyone subject themselves to potential sexual assault in order to shop or dine?