Table 25: Fuel Cost per Originating Passenger

Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

(Fuel Cost in Dollars per Originating Passenger)

2007 Rank		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2002-2007
1	Network	35	52	55	71	92	93	58
2	Low-Cost	16	22	22	28	37	38	22
	14-Carrier Average	29	42	43	57	72	71	42
	Group Dollar Difference	19	30	33	43	55	55	36

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data