INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT
Published on January 12, 2001
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Southwest Airlines Co. 2000 Flight Simulator
Technicians Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of our report dated January 18,
2000 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Southwest
Airlines Co. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
January 12, 2001