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But Southwest had among the highest unit costs for labor – 2.6 cents per seat mile, third highest among the 10 largest carriers and below only American at 3.1 cents and Alaska Air Inc. at 2.9 cents.
Low-cost competitors AirTran Airways at 1.7 cents and JetBlue Airways Corp. 2.3 cents undercut it, as well as large network carriers who have lowered costs in bankruptcy court, including Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
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