EXHIBIT 32.1 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Published on October 20, 2008
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, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the “Report”), Gary C. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and Laura H. 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
17, 2008
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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
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By:
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/s/ Laura H.
Wright
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Laura
H. Wright
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Chief
Financial Officer
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