Table 7. Airline Domestic Unit Revenue (Cents Per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 1st Quarter 2006 Domestic Unit Revenue ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Revenue Per Available Seat Mile) ,,,,,,,
1Q 2006 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,1st Quarter 2005 ,2nd Quarter 2005 ,3rd Quarter 2005 ,4th Quarter 2005 ,1st Quarter 2006 ,1st Quarter Operating Revenue $(Millions)
1,America West,10.4,11.4,11.5,11.5,12.4,856.0
2,Frontier,11.1,10.7,10.9,10.6,10.7,229.9
3,AirTran,8.5,9.6,9.6,9.9,9.7,414.9
4,Southwest,8.2,8.0,9.1,9.1,9.1,"2,019.5"
5,Spirit,8.5,9.2,8.5,8.7,8.9,114.8
6,JetBlue,7.2,7.4,7.2,7.0,7.5,490.5
7,ATA*,5.8,6.7,7.6,7.4,N/A,N/A
,Seven-Carrier Total**,8.4,8.7,9.3,9.3,9.5,"4,125.6"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data",,,,,,,
* ATA Airlines was granted an extension to file until June 30.,,,,,,,
** Six-Carrier Total for First Quarter 2006,,,,,,,