Table 11. Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 4th Quarter 2003 Domestic Unit Costs,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents),,,,,,,
Rank,Group,4th Quarter 2002,1st Quarter 2003,2nd Quarter 2003,3rd Quarter 2003,4th Quarter 2003,4th Quarter Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,Frontier,8.3,8.9,8.3,8.5,8.6,150.8
2,AirTran,8.4,8.6,8.2,8.1,8.1,218
3,Spirit,7.4,7.6,7.3,7.6,8,116
4,America West,8,8.2,7.9,7.6,7.8,527.8
5,Southwest,7.5,7.5,7.7,7.5,7.7,"1,406.30"
6,ATA,7,6.7,6.4,6.3,6.5,281.9
7,Jet Blue,6.3,6.2,6.1,5.9,6.1,227.8
,Group Total,7.5,7.6,7.5,7.3,7.5,"2,928.40"
Source: Form 41; Schedule P1.2. T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,