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Table 25: Fuel Cost per Originating Passenger
Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance

( Fuel Cost in Dollars per Originating Passenger)

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3Q 2006 Rank   3Q 2001 3Q 2002 3Q 2003 3Q 2004 3Q 2005 3Q 2006 Change
3Q 2001-3Q 2006
1 Network 39 33 36 50 73 91 52
2 Low-Cost 18 18 18 22 29 39 21
  14-Carrier Average 34 29 31 42 59 73 39
  Group Dollar Difference 21 15 18 28 44 52 31

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data