WHO:   Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
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            Bob Jordan, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, and President, AirTran
            Airways
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           Laura Wright, Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer
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    WHAT:   Following the question and answer portion of the call dedicated to our audience of investors/
            analysts, members of the media will be given an opportunity to ask questions of Mr. Kelly,
            Mr. Jordan, and Ms. Wright about the airline's financial results for the fourth quarter 2011.
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    WHERE:  Mr. Kelly, Mr. Jordan, and Mrs. Wright will be taking media calls from the offices of
            Southwest Airlines Corporate Headquarters in Dallas.
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    WHEN:  11:30 AM Central Standard Time
           January 19, 2012
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    HOW:    Interested participants for the News Teleconference should dial (888) 271-8596 (no passcode
            required) upto ten minutes prior to the 11:30 a.m. CST start of the call.
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            A live broadcast of the conference call will be available at
            http://southwest.investorroom.com.  A replay of the webcast will also be available on the
            Events Calendar in the Investor Relations section of the website.
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southwest.com
swamedia.com

/PRNewswire -- Jan. 16, 2012/

SOURCE Southwest Airlines