Table 3: Domestic Operating profit/(loss) margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2nd Quarter 2003 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
2Q 2003 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,2nd Quarter 2002 (%),"3rd
Quarter 2002 (%)","4th
Quarter 2002 (%)","1st 
Quarter 2003 (%)",2nd Quarter 2003 (%),"Operating Profit/(Loss) 
$ (Millions)"
1,Jet Blue,18.6,13.7,17.0,15.9,18.7,45.6
2,AirTran,6.4,4.2,7.2,4.0,13.1,30.7
3,Southwest,12.8,6.6,6.3,3.4,9.3,140.3
4,Spirit,-0.2,-6.1,-3.7,1.0,6.8,7.5
5,ATA,-11.8,-10.3,-13.9,-3.5,5.6,15.6
6,Frontier,-3.4,-3.9,-5.0,-13.6,4.3,6.1
7,America West,-0.6,-8.6,-7.9,-9.4,2.4,13.0
,Group Total,7.0,1.6,1.9,0.7,8.4,258.9
Source: Form 41; Schedule P1.2,,,,,,,