EXHIBIT 32.1 CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO
Published on October 22, 2007
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q of Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) for the period ended
September 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the
date hereof (the “Report”), Gary C. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer and Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and Laura Wright, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, each certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:
(1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: October
19, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Gary C. Kelly
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Gary
C. Kelly
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Chief
Executive Officer and
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Vice
Chairman of the Board
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of
Directors
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By:
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Laura Wright
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Laura
Wright
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Chief
Financial Officer
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