BTS | Table 9: Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement - Network - Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

Table 9: Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement
Network
Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

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

2Q 2006 Rank	Network Carriers	2Q 2001 (%)	2Q 2002 (%)	2Q 2003 (%)	2Q 2004 (%)	2Q 2005 (%)	2Q 2006 (%)	Change 2Q 2001-2Q 2006
1	Alaska	99	90	103	125	112	153	54
2	American	63	102	87	110	119	119	56
3	Northwest	105	99	105	88	79	108	3
4	United	88	80	77	79	79	95	7
5	Continental	97	58	148	75	79	92	-5
6	Delta	101	95	45	50	76	90	-11
7	US Airways	98	73	64	79	64	86	-12
	7-Carrier Average	89	86	80	81	86	100	11

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