Southwest Airlines News Teleconference on 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

    WHO:    Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and
            Chief Executive Officer
            Laura Wright, Senior Vice President Finance and Chief
            Financial Officer


    WHAT:   Upon completion of 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
            and Ms. Wright about the airline's financial results for the
            second quarter 2009.


    WHERE:  Mr. Kelly and Ms. Wright will be taking media calls from the
            offices of Southwest Airlines Corporate Headquarters in Dallas.


    WHEN:   10:30 AM Central Daylight Time
            July 21, 2009

    HOW:    Those interested in participating in the News Teleconference
            should dial (888) 596-2560 up to ten minutes prior to the 10:30
            a.m. CDT start of the call.  Please ask to be connected to the
            Southwest Airlines conference call for analysts and news media.

            A live broadcast of the conference call will be available via
            the Investor Relations homepage at southwest.com.  A replay of
            the webcast will also be available on the Events Calendar in the
            Investor Relations section of the website.

                                   www.southwest.com

/PRNewswire -- July 16/

SOURCE Southwest Airlines

Released July 16, 2009