Table 10.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Network Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,,
"(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents)
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3Q 2004 Rank,Network Carriers,3rd Quarter 2003 (cents per mile),4th Quarter 2003 (cents per mile),1st Quarter 2004 (cents per mile),2nd Quarter 2004 (cents per mile),3rd Quarter 2004 (cents per mile),3rd Quarter Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,US Airways,15.35,15.91,16.04,15.95,16.13,"1,650.4"
2,Delta,13.32,13.29,13.92,13.48,13.94,"3,460.7"
3,Northwest,10.79,11.67,13.05,13.49,13.91,"2,005.2"
4,United,11.19,11.69,12.16,11.88,12.25,"3,040.5"
5,Continental,10.37,11.12,11.28,11.04,11.02,"1,395.8"
6,American,11.00,11.89,11.14,11.18,10.93,"3,235.6"
7,Alaska,9.34,10.37,10.85,10.22,10.05,564.3
,Seven Carrier Total,11.70,12.32,12.55,12.40,12.57,"15,352.5"
Source: Form 41; Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,