Southwest Airlines News Teleconference Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

WHO:

Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer

Bob Jordan, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, and President, AirTran Airways

Laura Wright, Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer

WHAT:

Following the question and answer portion of the call dedicated to our audience of investors/analysts, members of the media will be given an opportunity to ask questions of Mr. Kelly, Mr. Jordan, and Mrs. Wright about the airline's financial results for the second quarter 2012.

WHERE:

Mr. Kelly, Mr. Jordan, and Mrs. Wright will be taking media calls from the offices of Southwest Airlines Corporate Headquarters in Dallas.

WHEN:

11:30 AM Central Daylight Time 

July 19, 2012

HOW:

Interested participants for the News Teleconference should dial (888) 271-8596 (no passcode required) up to ten minutes prior to the 11:30 a.m. CDT start of the call. 

A live broadcast of the conference call will be available at http://southwest.investorroom.com.  A replay of that webcast will also be available on the past events calendar in the Investor Relations section of the website.