EXHIBIT 23.1
Published on July 30, 2004
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Southwest Airlines Co. 2003 Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan of our report dated January 21, 2004, 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, 2003, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Dallas, Texas
July 27, 2004