EX-23 5 luv-12312016xex23.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements (Form S-8, Nos. 33-20275, 33-57327, 33-40652, 33-40653, 333-64431, 333-67627, 333-67631, 333-82735, 333-89303, 333-52388, 333-52390, 333-53610, 333-53616, 333-57478, 333-46560, 333-98761, 333-100862, 333-104245, 333-117802, 333-139362, 333-146891, 333-160762, 333-166980, 333-190268, 333-205979, Form S-3 Nos. 333-158397, 333-180969, 333-203761 and Form S-4 No. 333-170742) of Southwest Airlines Co. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated February 7, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Southwest Airlines Co., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Southwest Airlines Co., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Dallas, Texas
February 7, 2017