Table 15. System* Passenger Revenue Yield (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2006 Revenue Yield ,,,,,,,
(Passenger Revenue per Revenue Passenger Mile in cents),,,,,,,
3Q 2006 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,3rd Quarter 2005 ,4th Quarter 2005 ,1st Quarter 2006 ,2nd Quarter 2006 ,3rd Quarter 2006 ,3rd Quarter Passenger Revenue $(Millions)
1,ATA,11.6,12.4,13.4,13.0,13.1,210
2,AirTran,12.0,13.3,13.0,13.7,12.9,466
3,Southwest,11.4,12.3,12.4,13.0,12.4,"2,207"
4,Frontier,11.1,11.4,11.2,11.2,11.7,263
5,America West,10.3,10.8,11.5,11.9,11.6,701
6,Spirit,10.0,10.9,11.0,12.2,10.9,122
7,JetBlue,7.9,8.2,8.4,9.8,9.7,589
,Seven-Carrier Total,10.7,11.4,11.5,12.3,11.8,"4,557"
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41; Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data,,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,
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