Table 3: System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Originating Passenger,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Dollars of Profit or Loss per Originating Passenger),,,,,,,,
2006 Rank ,Low-Cost ,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,Southwest,9.56,6.46,7.22,7.78,10.60,10.94,1.38
2,JetBlue,12.45,20.42,20.51,10.25,4.49,6.89,-5.56
3,AirTran,9.45,4.37,10.07,3.25,1.08,3.17,-6.28
4,Frontier,8.34,-2.78,6.10,-7.51,-0.37,-1.96,-10.30
5,America West,-31.78,-12.60,1.79,-0.25,-8.21,-5.07,26.71
6,Spirit,3.25,-1.90,1.90,-11.52,-12.80,-9.99,-13.24
7,ATA,-15.19,-21.91,1.88,-68.87,-107.90,-15.64,-0.45
,7-Carrier Average,2.46,2.28,7.19,0.40,2.10,6.56,4.10
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data",,,,,,,,