8-K

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):   March 7, 2013

Southwest Airlines Co.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	1-7259	74-1563240
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(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

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

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

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Item 7.01                      Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 7, 2013, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its traffic results for February 2013.  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 February 2013 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.

	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
March 7, 2013	By	/s/   Tammy Romo
		Tammy Romo
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and
		Accounting Officer)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Registrant's February 2013 Traffic Release.

EX-99.1

CONTACT:  Investor Relations (214) 792-4415

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC

DALLAS, TEXAS – March 7, 2013 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 7.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2013, a 2.3 percent decrease from the 7.2 billion RPMs flown in February 2012.  Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 3.1 percent to 9.3 billion from the February 2012 level of 9.6 billion.  The February 2013 load factor was 75.8 percent, compared to 75.2 percent in February 2012.  For February 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to have increased approximately two percent compared to February 2012.

For the first two months of 2013, the Company flew 14.3 billion RPMs, compared to 14.6 billion RPMs flown for the same period in 2012, a decrease of 2.0 percent.  Available seat miles decreased 1.3 percent to 19.3 billion from the 2012 level of 19.5 billion.  The year-to-date load factor was 74.2 percent, compared to 74.8 percent for the same period in 2012.

This release, as well as past news releases about Southwest Airlines Co., is available online at southwest.com.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
	FEBRUARY
	2013			2012			CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried		7,626,394			7,979,069			(4.4	)%
Enplaned passengers		9,245,498			9,646,628			(4.2	)%
Revenue passenger miles (000)		7,059,577			7,228,029			(2.3	)%
Available seat miles (000)		9,308,084			9,605,490			(3.1	)%
Load factor		75.8	%		75.2	%	0.6		pts
Average length of haul		926			906			2.2	%
Trips flown		96,804			105,203			(8.0	)%
	YEAR-TO-DATE
		2013			2012		CHANGE
Revenue passengers carried		15,311,221			15,967,260			(4.1	)%
Enplaned passengers		18,673,980			19,419,560			(3.8	)%
Revenue passenger miles (000)		14,313,951			14,608,019			(2.0	)%
Available seat miles (000)		19,290,459			19,541,525			(1.3	)%
Load factor		74.2	%		74.8	%	(0.6		) pts
Average length of haul		935			915			2.2	%
Trips flown		202,121			215,207			(6.1	)%

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