Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Citigroup Smith Barney 18th Annual Transportation Conference. Colleen Barrett, President and Chief Operating Officer and Laura Wright, Vice President-Finance and Treasurer, will be presenting at the conference on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time.

Citigroup Smith Barney 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 Citigroup Smith Barney 18th Annual Transportation Conference
When:		12:50 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Where:		www.southwest.com
How:		Live over the Internet - Simply log on to web at the address above
Contact:		Investor Relations (214) 792-4415

If you are unable to participate during the live audio webcast, the presentation will be archived through November 26, 2003 and can be accessed through www.southwest.com . To access the replay, log onto the Investor Relations section at www.southwest.com .

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.

SOURCE Southwest Airlines Company