Table 6: Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by First Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Cost in dollars excluding fuel and labor expenses per passenger enplanement) ,,,,,,,,
1Q 2006 Rank ,Low-Cost Carriers,1Q 2001,1Q 2002,1Q 2003,1Q 2004,1Q 2005,1Q 2006,"Change
1Q 2001-1Q 2006"
1,ATA,82,79,74,74,98,117,35
2,America West,67,76,61,60,70,81,14
3,Frontier,90,83,82,78,78,67,-23
4,Spirit,57,60,53,52,48,54,-3
5,JetBlue,47,52,43,46,46,47,0
6,AirTran,37,37,36,38,40,41,4
7,Southwest,28,32,31,31,29,29,1
,7-Carrier Average,42,46,42,43,43,43,1
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Market Data.",,,,,,,,