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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000092380-02-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020630
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020730

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092380
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				741563240
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07259
		FILM NUMBER:		02715049

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2702 LOVE FIELD DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2147924000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235-1611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AIR SOUTHWEST CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760108
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549




                                     FORM 8-K



                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  July 26, 2002

                               SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                      TEXAS
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                 1-7259                                    74-1563240
        (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)




           P. O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas                  75235-1611
           (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


           Registrant's telephone number, including area code (214) 792-4000



                                        N/A
             (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)















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Item 5.  Other Events

      On July 26, 2002, James F. Parker, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest
Airlines Co., and Gary C. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Airlines
Co., executed the sworn statements required by SEC Order 4-460.  The sworn
statements were delivered to the SEC on or about July 29, 2002.  The purpose of
this report is to permit the registrant to file herewith those sworn statements.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.

            99.1  Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer of
                  Southwest Airlines Co. Regarding Facts and Circumstances
                  Relating to Exchange Act Filings dated July 26, 2002.

             99.2 Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer of
                  Southwest Airlines Co. Regarding Facts and Circumstances
                  Relating to Exchange Act Filings dated July 26, 2002.

                                     SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
                                            (Registrant)



                                             By:   /s/ Laura Wright
                                                   Laura Wright
                                                   Vice President-Finance and
                                                   Treasurer


Date: July 30, 2002



















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                                  INDEX TO EXHIBITS

       Exhibit
         No.                                  Exhibit

        99.1.           Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer of
                        Southwest Airlines Co. Regarding Facts and Circumstances
                        Relating to Exchange Act Filings dated July 26, 2002

        99.2.           Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer of
                        Southwest Airlines Co. Regarding Facts and Circumstances
                        Relating to Exchange Act Filings dated July 26, 2002.




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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K EXHIBIT 99.1
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

             STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
            SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
                        RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

      I, James F. Parker, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines Co.
("Southwest Airlines" or "Company"), state and attest that:

      (1)    To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
reports of Southwest Airlines, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:

         -   no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact
             as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case
             of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the
             date on which it was filed); and

         -   no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to
             make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
             circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the
             end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
             report on Form 8K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on
             which it was filed).

      (2)    I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's
audit committee.

      (3)    In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on
or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

         -   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
             December 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on February 4, 2002;

         -   all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
             definitive proxy materials of Southwest Airlines filed with the
             Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified
             above; and

         -   any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/ James F. Parker
James F. Parker
July 26, 2002

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of
July, 2002.

/s/ Sandra J. Housouer
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: 09/16/02


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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K EXHIBIT 99.2
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.2

             STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
            SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
                       RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS

      I, Gary C. Kelly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Southwest Airlines Co. ("Southwest Airlines" or "Company"), state and attest
that:

      (1)    To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
reports of Southwest Airlines, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:

         -   no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact
             as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case
             of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the
             date on which it was filed); and

         -   no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to
             make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
             circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the
             end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
             report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on
             which it was filed).

      (2)    I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's
audit committee.

      (3)    In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or
before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":

         -   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
             December 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on February 4, 2002;

         -   all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
             definitive proxy materials of Southwest Airlines filed with the
             Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified
             above; and

         -   any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/ Gary C. Kelly
Gary C. Kelly
July 26, 2002

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of
July, 2002.

/s/ Sandra J. Housouer
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:  09/16/02

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