DALLAS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Raymond James Growth Airline Conference. Jim Parker, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the conference on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Raymond James will be webcasting the presentation live and a link to the webcast will be made available on Southwest Airlines` web site. Details of the audio webcast follow:

What: Southwest Airlines presentation at the Raymond James Growth Airline Conference // When: 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, January 30, 2003 // Where:  www.southwest.com // How: Simply log on to the web at the address above and click on About SWA and then Investor Relations. Contact:  Investor Relations (214) 792-4415

If you are unable to participate during the live audio webcast, the presentation will be archived through February 11, 2003 and can be accessed through www.southwest.com . To access the replay, click on About SWA and then Investor Relations.

Please visit the webcast link provided at southwest.com for information on the required registration process and the minimum technical requirements to listen to the webcast.

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