WHO:   Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
            Bob Jordan, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, and President, AirTran
            Airways
           Laura Wright, Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer

    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.

    WHERE:  Mr. Kelly, Mr. Jordan, and Mrs. Wright will be taking media calls from the offices of
            Southwest Airlines Corporate Headquarters in Dallas.

    WHEN:  11:30 AM Central Standard Time
           ------------------------------
           January 19, 2012

    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.

            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.

                                                   southwest.com
                                                   swamedia.com

/PRNewswire/ -- Jan. 18, 2012/

SOURCE Southwest Airlines