Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Ratifies Tentative Agreement With the Airline

Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Ratifies Tentative Agreement With the
Airline

DALLAS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to
announce that its Pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots'
Association (SWAPA), voted to ratify the tentative, five-year contract both
parties reached last month. The new contract is active through Aug. 31, 2011.
The current Southwest Pilot contract became amendable on Aug. 31, 2006. SWAPA
and Southwest Airlines began contract negotiations in September 2006.

"I applaud the negotiation teams and the members of SWAPA for voting for this
new agreement," said Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines Chairman, President, and
CEO. "It goes without saying that this new contract was negotiated in good
faith during a consistently challenging economic period for the airline
industry. Our Pilots are the hardest working and most productive in the
business and deserve a contract that reflects this, yet is still in keeping
with the current uncertain economic outlook."

This new contract rewards SWAPA membership for the Company's past two years of
profitability, while making a critical move to tie the next two years'
compensation to the Company's financial performance. SWAPA is made up of more
than 5,900 Pilots.

After 38 years of service, Southwest Airlines, the nation's leading low-fare
carrier, continues to stand above other airlines--offering a reliable product
with exemplary Customer Service. At Southwest Airlines, bags fly free.
Customers can check their first two bags at no extra charge (size and weight
limits apply). Southwest offers Customers a comfortable traveling experience
with all premium leather seats and plenty of legroom. Southwest Airlines
(NYSE: LUV), the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers
enplaned, currently serves 68 cities in 35 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest
currently operates more than 3,100 flights a day and has nearly 35,000
Employees systemwide.

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