In the course of the investigation Italy claimed that, when concluding each of the agreements with airlines that fall within the scope of this investigation, So.Ge.A.AL acted as a prudent MEO guided by profitability perspectives would have done in a similar situation, such that the measures under assessment do not confer any economic advantage that the airlines would not have obtained under normal market conditions.
Elle n'établit aucun lien entre ce taux et les facteurs qu'elle mentionne au passage (visibilité, marque forte, externalités de réseau et passagers réguliers) et qui sont supposés prolonger les bénéfices du contrat de services aéroportuaires et du contrat de services marketing au-delà de leurs dates d'expiration.