Table 15. Domestic Passenger Revenue Yield (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 1st Quarter 2006 Domestic Revenue Yield ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Passenger Revenue per Revenue Passenger Mile in cents) ,,,,,,,
1Q 2006 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,1st Quarter 2005 ,2nd Quarter 2005 ,3rd Quarter 2005 ,4th Quarter 2005 ,1st Quarter 2006 ,1st Quarter Passenger Revenue $(Millions)
1,AirTran,11.8,12.2,12.1,13.2,13.0,396.6
2,Southwest,11.7,11.7,11.4,12.3,12.4,"1,889.6"
3,Frontier,12.2,10.9,11.3,11.6,11.5,191.7
4,America West,10.0,10.2,10.2,10.7,11.4,620.7
5,Spirit,10.5,11.1,9.8,10.9,10.7,111.1
6,JetBlue,8.1,8.1,8.0,8.2,8.4,463.2
7,ATA*,8.4,10.0,9.2,9.2,N/A,N/A
,Seven-Carrier Total**,10.6,10.8,10.6,11.2,11.5,"3,672.9"
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41; Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data,,,,,,,
* ATA Airlines was granted an extension to file until June 30.,,,,,,,
** Six-Carrier Total for First Quarter 2006,,,,,,,