CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP

Published on February 27, 1995


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, 33-50930 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. for the year ended December 31, 1994,
included in the Current Report on Form 8-K.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
February 24, 1995