Table 7. System* Airline Unit Revenue (Cents Per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2006 Unit Revenue ,,,,,,,
(Operating Revenue Per Available Seat Mile) ,,,,,,,
3Q 2006 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,3rd Quarter 2005 ,4th Quarter 2005 ,1st Quarter 2006 ,2nd Quarter 2006 ,3rd Quarter 2006 ,3rd Quarter Operating Revenue $(Millions)
1,America West,11.3,11.5,12.3,13.5,12.6,956
2,Frontier,10.7,10.5,10.3,11.4,11.2,310
3,Southwest,9.1,9.1,9.1,10.7,9.8,"2,342"
4,AirTran,9.6,9.9,9.6,11.2,9.8,487
5,ATA,8.9,8.5,8.9,9.9,9.7,215
6,Spirit,8.5,8.7,8.8,11.1,9.7,128
7,JetBlue,7.1,7.0,7.5,8.5,8.3,628
,Seven-Carrier Total,9.3,9.3,9.5,10.9,10.1,"5,066"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,
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