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Certifications
I, James F. Parker, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines Co., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Southwest Airlines Co.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
annual report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14
and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely
af fect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or
not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: February 5, 2003 /s/ James F. Parke r
James F. Parker
Chief Executive Officer