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Ridley Davis S/TX – ‘3’ for 1/17/08 re: Southwest Airlines Co.

On:  Friday, 1/25/08, at 3:54pm ET   ·   For:  1/17/08   ·   As:  Officer   ·   Accession #:  1091946-8-2   ·   File #:  1-07259

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer

 1/25/08  Ridley Davis S/TX                 3          Officer     2:17K  Southwest Airlines Co.

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider   —   Form 3   —   SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 3           Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of        HTML     14K 
                Securities by an Insider -- edgar.xml/2.2                        
 2: EX-24       Davis S. Ridley's Executed Power of Attorney        HTML      6K

‘3’   —   Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — edgar.xml/2.2



        

This ‘3’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

  Form 3    –   Plain Text   –  SEC Website  –  EDGAR System  –    XML Data    –  <?xml?> File
 
 
XML Data rendering:  Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider
 
                                                                                                                                                                                
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<rptOwnerStreet1> SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. </rptOwnerStreet1>
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<value> 2015-01-20 </value>
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<securityTitle>
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<exerciseDate>
<footnoteId id="F1"/>
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<value> 2015-12-31 </value>
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<underlyingSecurityTitle>
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<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
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<natureOfOwnership>
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</ownershipNature>
</derivativeHolding>
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1"> The option is currently fully exercisable. </footnote>
</footnotes>
<remarks></remarks>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName> /s/ Davis S. Ridley </signatureName>
<signatureDate> 2008-01-25 </signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>


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