From: http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=IR_030607 Southwest Airlines Reports February Traffic DALLAS, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 4.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2007, a 3.3 percent increase from the 4.7 billion RPMs flown in February 2006. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 6.0 percent to 7.3 billion from the February 2006 level of 6.8 billion. The load factor for the month was 66.8 percent, compared to 68.5 percent for the same period last year. Gary C. Kelly, CEO, stated: "Our February 2007 load factor fell 1.7 points compared to last year due to softer demand, which we believe was impacted by inclement winter weather conditions, primarily in the Northeast and Midwest regions of our system. Bookings for March are a little soft, suggesting our March 2007 load factor may fall below last year's record load factor of 75.5 percent." For the first two months of 2007, Southwest flew 10.0 billion RPMs, compared to the 9.4 billion RPMs recorded for the same period of 2006, an increase of 6.1 percent. Available seat miles increased 7.1 percent to 15.4 billion from the 2006 level of 14.4 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 65.2 percent, compared to 65.8 percent for the same period last year. This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning the factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements are contained in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 2006 and subsequent filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release. This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=IR_030607. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS FEBRUARY 2007 2006 CHANGE Revenue passengers carried 6,109,365 5,964,090 2.4 % Enplaned passengers 6,987,064 6,818,257 2.5 % Revenue passenger miles (000) 4,845,518 4,689,549 3.3 % Available seat miles (000) 7,257,255 6,849,583 6.0 % Load factor 66.8% 68.5% (1.7) pts. Average length of haul 793 786 0.9 % Trips flown 85,027 81,335 4.5 % YEAR-TO-DATE 2007 2006 CHANGE Revenue passengers carried 12,437,496 11,935,277 4.2 % Enplaned passengers 14,272,013 13,678,356 4.3 % Revenue passenger miles (000) 10,024,645 9,448,420 6.1 % Available seat miles (000) 15,376,527 14,356,515 7.1 % Load factor 65.2% 65.8% (0.6) pts. Average length of haul 806 792 1.8 % Trips flown 179,777 170,882 5.2 % SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co. 03/06/2007 CONTACT: Investor Relations of Southwest Airlines Co., +1-214-792-4415 6112 03/06/2007 08:45 EST http://www.prnewswire.com