Table 3: Quarterly Domestic Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2004 Margin ,,,,,,,
"(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue)
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3Q 2004 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,3rd Quarter 2003 (%),4th Quarter 2003 (%),1st Quarter 2004 (%),2nd Quarter 2004 (%),3rd Quarter 2004 (%),3rd Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Southwest,11.9,7.3,3.1,11.5,11.4,191.3
2,JetBlue,19.7,13.4,11.3,14.1,7.1,23.0
3,Frontier,13.5,7.7,-4.0,-3.8,-0.3,-0.6
4,America West,8.0,1.0,2.0,2.6,-4.7,-28.3
5,AirTran,11.1,8.7,4.3,11.3,-4.9,-12.0
6,ATA,7.9,-6.5,-14.8,-9.1,-12.5,-34.3
7,Spirit,1.7,-2.9,1.9,-3.0,-13.3,-15.2
,Seven Carrier Total,11.2,5.3,1.6,7.1,3.6,124.0
Source: Form 41; Schedule P1.2,,,,,,,