Table 11.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 4th Quarter Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents) ,,,,,,,
4Q 2004 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,4th Quarter 2003,1st Quarter 2004,2nd Quarter 2004,3rd Quarter 2004,4th Quarter 2004,4th Quarter Operating Expense $(Millions)
1,ATA,6.5,6.8,7.2,7.3,16.9,670.2
2,Frontier,8.6,10.1,9.7,9.5,10.9,223.5
3,Spirit,8.0,8.0,8.2,8.6,9.5,150.0
4,America West,7.8,8.0,8.3,8.5,8.6,631.9
5,AirTran,8.1,8.2,8.5,8.6,8.3,275.8
6,Southwest,7.7,7.8,8.1,7.6,7.6,"1,535.9"
7,JetBlue,6.1,6.1,5.9,6.1,6.5,321.8
,Seven-Carrier Total,7.5,7.7,7.9,7.8,8.8,"3,809.1"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2. T100; T2 Data",,,,,,,