The network carriers have collectively shed 160,000 jobs, representing 35 percent of their 2001 work force.

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I know they've made a lot of mistakes, but these poor network carriers are just getting hit every time they turn around.

"Do we really need six network carriers in this country?"

That was less than any network carrier, but still almost 17 percent higher than the 7.37 cents spent by Southwest.

Once those fares are introduced, he said, the network carriers will probably match them.

Despite record passenger demand, the network carriers had 2.2 percent fewer workers than the previous February.

Compared with February 2003, the number of employees at the big network carriers declined 23.3 percent, to 262,400, from 342,300.

When such airlines enter a market, big network carriers are usually forced to cut their fares.

The drop was sharpest at network carriers, whose work force declined 9 percent.