Table 3: Domestic Operating profit/(loss) margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2003 Margin,,,,,,,
"(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue)
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3Q 2003 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,3rd Quarter 2002 (%),4th Quarter 2002 (%),1st Quarter 2003 (%),2nd Quarter 2003 (%),3rd Quarter 2003 (%),Operating Profit/(Loss) $(Millions)
1,Jet Blue,13.7,$17.0,15.9,18.7,19.7,$53.9 
2,Frontier,-3.9,-5.0,-13.6,4.3,13.5,22.4
3,Southwest,6.6,6.3,3.4,9.3,11.9,185.3
4,AirTran,4.2,7.2,4.0,13.1,11.1,26.4
5,America West,-8.6,-7.9,-9.4,2.4,8.0,45.5
6,ATA,-10.3,-13.9,-3.5,5.6,7.9,22.9
7,Spirit,-6.1,-3.7,1.0,6.8,1.7,1.9
,Group Total,1.6,1.9,0.7,8.4,11.2,$358.3
Source: Form 41; Schedule P1.2,,,,,,,