Southwest Airlines Begins Service to Minneapolis/St. Paul

After nearly 38 years of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low fare carriers--offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the most productive airline in the sky and offers Customers a comfortable traveling experience. Southwest recently updated its gate areas and improved its boarding procedure to make flying Southwest convenient and simple. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) currently serves 65 cities in 33 states (Boston Logan service begins Fall 2009). Based in Dallas , Southwest currently operates more than 3,200 flights a day and has more than 35,000 Employees systemwide.

ADDITIONAL FARE RULES

Fares are only available on www.southwest.com. Southwest Airlines sale fares are available with a 14-day advance purchase now through March 12, 2009 , and travel must take place between now and May 20, 2009 . Fares do not include a federal segment tax of $3.60 per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of $4.50 and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 one-way. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by day of travel and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares are available for one-way travel. Fares may be combined with other eligible fares. Fares are not combinable with Senior Fares. When combining fares, all rules and restrictions apply. Fares are nonrefundable but may be applied toward future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in the itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the Anytime fare. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Fares are valid on published, scheduled service only.

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