UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Seccurities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October
19, 2006
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 (17CFR
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
2.02 Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
October 19, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing Third
Quarter
2006
financial results. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1
and
is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information furnished in Item 2.02 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.
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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October
19, 2006
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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
Third Quarter 2006 Earnings
Release.
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