Southwest Airlines Cargo: Honored as Airline of the Year

Southwest Airlines Cargo recognized for excellence in air cargo delivery service

DALLAS—April 16, 2008—Southwest Airlines Cargo is proud to announce it was recognized for its excellence in air cargo for the fourth straight year, named "Airline of the Year" by the Express Delivery & Logistics Association (XLA).

"We appreciate being recognized for the hard work our Employees do each and every day to provide the best air cargo service in the industry," said Matt Buckley, Southwest's Senior Director of Cargo. "We continuously try to improve the service we offer our Customers, and we are gratified to win this award from them."

The XLA Award is based on an annual survey of association members who use the services of carriers for their express deliveries around the world. Southwest took top honors in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 and finished second in the rankings in 2001 and 2004.

Founded in 1976, XLA is a nonprofit association whose members include large firms with global delivery networks and smaller businesses with strong regional delivery networks. The association represents the interest of the air courier and express delivery industry by communicating positions to legislative and regulatory officials. In addition, they provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding trends and developments within the industry, and they promote the use of air courier and express services.

Southwest Airlines Cargo is recognized as an industry leader, winning numerous awards for ontime performance, value, Customer Service, and communication. Through a new partnership with Hawaiian Air Cargo®, Southwest Airlines Cargo is able to offer its Customers reliable, ontime air cargo service to Honolulu. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) currently serves 64 cities in 32 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest operates more than 3,400 flights a day, has a fleet of 500+ Boeing jets, and has more than 34,000 Employees systemwide. For more information, visit www.swacargo.com

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