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. 1995
SWAPA Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of our report dated
January 31, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Southwest Airlines Co. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
January 13, 1995