BTS | Table 8: Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement

Table 8: Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement
Low-Cost
Ranked by 2005 Performance

(Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as Percent of Cost per Enplanement)

2005 Rank	Low-Cost Carriers	2000 (%)	2001 (%)	2002 (%)	2003 (%)	2004 (%)	2005 (%)	Pct. Pt. Change 2000-2005
1	Southwest	170	155	145	156	167	190	20
2	JetBlue	54	106	125	149	134	142	88
3	AirTran	139	119	115	121	112	126	−13
4	Spirit	87	69	81	112	91	103	16
5	Frontier	89	60	59	77	65	91	2
6	ATA	111	75	56	99	17	85	−26
7	America West	72	38	63	97	102	68	−4
	7-Carrier Average	125	100	103	127	110	127	2

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Segment Data