BTS | Table 8: Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement - Low-Cost Carriers - Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

Table 8: Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement
Low-Cost
Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

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

2Q 2006 Rank	Low-Cost Carriers	2Q 2001 (%)	2Q 2002 (%)	2Q 2003 (%)	2Q 2004 (%)	2Q 2005 (%)	2Q 2006 (%)	Change 2Q 2001-2Q 2006
1	Southwest	183	160	162	175	202	247	64
2	JetBlue	112	131	156	150	158	177	65
3	AirTran	148	120	126	122	129	159	11
4	ATA	110	40	104	92	58	145	35
5	Spirit	96	81	119	108	103	108	12
6	Frontier	70	55	75	66	85	103	43
7	America West	49	74	88	107	85	94	45
	7-Carrier Average	122	109	128	134	135	168	46

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