Before discussing each required element, Germany stressed that the infrastructure investments made in Zweibrücken were relatively minor compared to those found to be compatible with the internal market at other publicly funded regional airports and only served to convert existing military infrastructure for civilian use.
L'Allemagne a en outre rejeté la suggestion de la Commission que le devoir de fonctionnement en application de la licence d'exploitation de l'aéroport prendrait automatiquement fin si l'aéroport cessait ses activités.