Table 6: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet Contract) per Originating Passenger,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Cost in Dollars Excluding Regional Jet Contract Expenses per Originating Passenger) ,,,,,,,,
2006 Rank ,Low-Cost ,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,ATA,223,201,183,244,365,396,173
2,America West,183,167,164,164,190,231,48
3,Frontier,177,162,138,150,157,152,-25
4,Spirit,120,113,115,118,126,138,18
5,JetBlue,100,103,100,104,119,131,31
6,AirTran,104,98,97,100,116,120,16
7,Southwest,74,79,82,84,87,95,21
,7-Carrier Average,104,104,104,110,117,123,19
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data",,,,,,,,