Table 9.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Passenger Airlines by Group ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2nd Quarter Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents) ,,,,,,,
2Q 2004 Rank,,2nd Quarter 2003,3rd Quarter 2003,4th Quarter 2003,1st Quarter 2004,2nd Quarter 2004,2nd Quarter Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,Regionals,13.54,12.99,12.94,13.61,13.53,"1,651.7"
2,Network,12.15,11.70,12.32,12.55,12.40,"14,951.1"
3,Low-Cost,7.49,7.33,7.49,7.62,7.87,"3,286.9"
,21-Carrier Total,11.15,10.77,11.22,11.44,11.40,"19,889.7"
Source: Form 41; Schedule p1.2.  T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,