Table 6: Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2005 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Cost in dollars excluding fuel and labor expenses per passenger enplanement) ,,,,,,,,
2005 Rank ,Low-Cost Carriers,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,Change 2000-2005
1,ATA,81,84,84,63,103,87,6
2,America West,64,73,62,54,56,87,23
3,Frontier,75,86,74,61,71,64,-11
4,Spirit,56,60,55,48,51,49,-7
5,JetBlue,58,49,48,43,45,47,-11
6,AirTran,33,35,34,34,36,37,4
7,Southwest,24,25,27,27,26,26,2
,7-Carrier Average,37,40,39,37,40,42,5
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Segment Data",,,,,,,,
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