Table 3: System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Originating Passenger,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Dollars of Profit or Loss per Originating Passenger),,,,,,,,
3Q 2006 Rank ,Low-Cost ,3Q 2001,3Q 2002,3Q 2003,3Q 2004,3Q 2005,3Q 2006,"Change
3Q 2001-3Q 2006"
1,Southwest,5.98,5.92,11.58,10.46,12.94,11.90,5.92
2,JetBlue,15.35,17.20,23.74,8.10,4.06,7.91,-7.44
3,ATA,5.17,-22.25,8.26,-7.89,-90.42,6.33,1.16
4,Frontier,3.20,-6.15,19.59,-0.44,8.98,1.64,-1.56
5,AirTran,1.38,4.27,11.60,-4.68,0.38,-0.91,-2.29
6,Spirit,2.18,6.84,1.90,-13.29,-15.54,-23.58,-25.76
7,America West,-26.63,-10.59,11.65,-2.21,-13.88,-30.74,-4.11
,7-Carrier Average,0.74,0.77,12.21,4.72,2.57,4.46,3.72
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data",,,,,,,,