Table 11.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 1st Quarter 2005 Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents) ,,,,,,,
1Q 2005 Rank,Low-cost Carriers,1st Quarter 2004,2nd Quarter 2004 ,3rd Quarter 2004 ,4th Quarter 2004 ,1st Quarter 2005 ,1st Quarter Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,ATA,6.8,7.2,7.3,16.9,16.4,490.0
2,Frontier,10.1,9.7,9.5,10.9,11.3,221.3
3,America West,8.0,8.3,8.5,8.6,9.7,678.3
4,Spirit,8.0,8.2,8.6,9.5,8.8,142.2
5,AirTran,8.2,8.5,8.6,8.3,8.7,309.1
6,Southwest,7.8,8.1,7.6,7.6,7.7,"1,557.3"
7,JetBlue,6.1,5.9,6.1,6.5,6.7,348.3
,Seven-Carrier Total,7.7,7.9,7.8,8.8,8.8,"3,746.7"
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41; Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,