Originally Posted by
janus627
they usually do their press conferences at Airport Conference Centers / Rooms or in "Premium-Hotels" in the "main" city the airport is connected to
Concerning Bratislava Airport, it's a bit awkward situation this time. While the airport is "connected" to the capital city of Slovakia (it's the main airport of a biggest town there), the press conference was held in Vienna, thus in the hotel located on the territory of... another European country. Waiting for the press conference in, say, Astoria Hotel, St Petersburg, Russia, concerning flights to the... Finnish-Russian border.
In Vienna, FR's marketing manager Anja Seugling was cited saying:
Bisher kommen davon nur etwa 30 bis 40 Prozent aus Österreich. Hier gebe es noch Potenzial, das gehoben werden soll, sagte Seugling. Das Problem sei - trotz Shuttle-Bus - nach wie vor die Anbindung des Flughafens mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln. An dem Thema werde in Gesprächen mit den Flughafenbetreibern gearbeitet.
Only 30-40% of all BTS passengers come from Austria. There is still much potential to improve. Better public transport links are required, the issue will be discussed with the airport.