Southwest Airlines News Teleconference on 2007 First Quarter Earnings

     WHO:    Gary Kelly, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, and Laura
             Wright, Senior Vice President 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 earnings for the first quarter
             2007.

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

     WHEN:   10:30 a.m. central time.
             Thursday, April 19, 2007.

     HOW:    Those interested in participating in the News Teleconference
             should dial (800) 289-0743 up to ten minutes prior to the
             10:30 a.m. start of the call.  Please ask to be connected to the
             Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) 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.

                           http://www.southwest.com

     CONTACT:  Public Relations of Southwest Airlines, +1-214-792-4847.

SOURCE Southwest Airlines

Released April 16, 2007