Southwest Airlines News Teleconference on 2008 Third 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
             third quarter 2008.

     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
             Oct. 16, 2008

     HOW:    Those interested in participating in the News Teleconference
             should dial (888) 271-8596 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.

     MEDIA:  Please call Public Relations (214) 792-4847

                           http://www.southwest.com

SOURCE Southwest Airlines

Released October 14, 2008