Table 11.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2005 Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents) ,,,,,,,
3Q 2005 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,3rd Quarter 2004,4th Quarter 2004,1st Quarter 2005 ,2nd Quarter 2005 ,3rd Quarter 2005 ,3rd Quarter Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,ATA,7.3,16.9,16.4,9.3,13.8,320.5
2,America West,8.5,8.6,9.7,11.4,12.2,922.4
3,Frontier,9.5,10.9,11.3,10.7,10.3,238.2
4,Spirit,8.6,9.5,8.8,10.2,9.7,119.8
5,AirTran,8.6,8.3,8.7,9.0,9.6,372.4
6,Southwest,7.6,7.6,7.7,7.1,7.8,"1,715.6"
7,JetBlue,6.1,6.5,6.7,6.7,7.0,438.5
,Seven-Carrier Total,7.8,8.8,8.8,8.3,9.1,"4,127.4"
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41; Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,