BTS | Table 6: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet Contract) per Originating Passenger - Low-Cost Carriers

Table 6: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet Contract) per Originating Passenger
Low-Cost Carriers
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

(Cost in Dollars Excluding Regional Jet Contract Expenses per Originating Passenger)

2007 Rank	Low-Cost	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2002-2007
1	ATA	196	211	201	538	446	459	263
2	America West	185	177	170	159	193	226	41
3	Frontier	166	171	156	164	154	150	-16
4	JetBlue	105	106	107	112	130	137	32
5	AirTran	109	109	109	117	130	120	11
6	Spirit	111	123	115	114	133	110	-1
7	Southwest	82	86	89	98	99	104	22
	7-Carrier Average	109	112	113	131	123	127	18

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