CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG

Published on December 31, 1969



EXHIBIT 23



CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements Form S-3 (Nos. 33-54587 and 33-52155) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-48178,
33-57327, 33-40652 and 33-40653) and in the related Prospectuses of our report
dated January 26, 1995, with respect to the Consolidated Financial Statements of
Southwest Airlines Co. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1994.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Dallas, Texas
March 28, 1995