Injured Passengers of Southwest Airlines Flight 1705 Will Hold a Telephone Press Conference Today at 10:00 AM, PDT to Talk About Petition Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court to Preserve Evidence of Onboard Exposure to Contaminat

--(Business Wire)--
Greene Broillet & Wheeler:

WHAT: Twin sisters, Victoria Vaughn Holsted and Valerie Vaughn, age 45, and
their attorneys will hold a telephone press conference on Wednesday, April 29,
2009 at 10:00 AM, Pacific Daylight Time, to discuss why they filed a Petition
for Preservation of Evidence in Los Angeles Superior Court against Southwest
Airlines (NYSE:LUV). They claim that exposure to contaminated air while
passengers onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1705 from Los Angeles, CA to
Nashville, TN on January 27, 2009 has caused them to suffer serious and
debilitating health problems. The toll free call in number is (877) 322-9648;
code 525327.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Pacific Daylight Time.

CALL IN ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS:

Toll Free:(877) 322-9648

Code:525327

WHO: Victoria Vaughn Holsted (a resident of Franklin, TN) and her sister,
Valerie Vaughn (a resident of Birmingham, AL), were in Los Angeles for a brief
winter vacation. On January 27, 2009, they boarded Southwest Airlines Flight
1705 at Los Angeles International Airport, destined for home. The plane was a
Boeing 737-300 jet aircraft and was scheduled to stop in Nashville, TN,
Birmingham, AL and Baltimore, MD.

About one-hour into the flight they, along with the other passengers, began to
experience oxygen deprivation, among other problems. Alerted to the problem, the
pilot then engaged the engines at full thrust and entered a steep ascent. As
this occurred, super heated air began to surge out of the ventilation system and
onto the passengers. Also present was the appearance of a mist. The plane made
an emergency landing in Albuquerque, NM. The sisters and other passengers then
took another flight that went on to Nashville and then Birmingham.

During and after Southwest Airlines Flight 1705, both Victoria and Valerie
experienced such symptoms as extreme pressure in their heads, nasal passages and
ears which did not go away. These symptoms were followed by serious physical and
mental ailments, including tremors, memory loss, motor skill deficiencies,
blurred vision, numbness and tingling in their extremities, among others.

Despite repeated requests, Southwest Airlines gave the sisters the runaround
when they called the airline with questions as to what they were exposed to on
Flight 1705 so that their doctors would know how to best care for them; and
calls that they made to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) offered no
pertinent information. Through this Petition, they seek to preserve and obtain
information that is vital to their medical treatment. Victoria Vaughn Holsted
and Valerie Vaughn, Petitioners, vs. Southwest Airlines Co., Expected Adverse
Party, Case No. BS120400.

Also participating in the press conference are the sisters` attorneys Christine
D. Spagnoli and Robert D. Jarchi with the Los Angeles, CA law firm of Greene
Broillet & Wheeler (www.greene-broillet.com), Alisa R. Brodkowitz with the
Seattle, WA law firm of Brodkowitz Law (www.brodkowitzlaw.com) and Michael
Withey with the Seattle, WA Law Offices of Michael Withey (www.witheylaw.com).

PHOTOS: Photographs of the Petitioners are available upon request by emailing
Kathy Pinckert at Kpinckert@greene-broillet.com.

Greene Broillet & Wheeler
Kathy Pinckert, Director of Marketing & Media Relations
Tel: 310-566-6048
Cell: 949-887-0106
Email: Kpinckert@greene-broillet.com
or
Consumer Attorneys of California
Dan Morain, Communications Director
Tel: 916-442-6902, ext 102
Cell: 916-201-6281
Email: dmorain@caoc.org

Copyright Business Wire 2009