UNITED
STATES
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): June
4, 2010
Southwest
Airlines Co.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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1-7259
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74-1563240
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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P.
O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas
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75235-1611
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (214)
792-4000
Not
Applicable
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Former
name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the
filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR
230.425)
[ ] Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On June
4, 2010, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its traffic results
for May 2010. The
press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference into this Item 7.01.
The
information furnished in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
99.1
Registrant’s May 2010 Traffic Release.
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES CO.
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June
4, 2010
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By
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/s/ Laura
Wright
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Laura
Wright
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and
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Accounting
Officer)
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Registrant's
May 2010 Traffic Release.
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