POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Mark R. Shaw, Marilyn
Post, and Tim Whisler signing singly, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an Officer and/or
Director of Southwest Airlines Co. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 23 day of November 2021.
Signature: /s/ David Hess
Print Name: David Hess