Table 3: Quarterly Domestic Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2nd Quarter 2005 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
"2Q
2005
Rank",Low-Cost Carriers,"2nd Quarter
2004
(%)","3rd Quarter
2004
(%)","4th Quarter
2004
(%)","1st Quarter
2005
(%)","2nd Quarter
2005
(%)","2nd Quarter
Operating Profit/Loss
$(Millions)"
1,Southwest,11.5,11.4,7.2,6.4,11.5,196.7
2,JetBlue,14.1,7.1,3.7,6.9,9.3,39.7
3,AirTran,11.3,-4.9,1.3,-3.2,5.3,19.5
4,America West,2.6,-4.7,-6.9,6.6,3.4,28.9
5,Frontier,-3.8,-0.3,-7.3,-1.3,-0.2,-0.5
6,Spirit,-3.0,-13.3,-31.6,-3.8,-10.7,-13.5
7,ATA,-9.1,-12.5,-187.0,-185.0,-38.9,-64.4
,Seven-Carrier Total,7.1,3.6,-11.5,-4.3,5.3,206.4
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
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