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BIG Nonstop News for Dallas Could Mean BIG Prizes for YOU!

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BIG Mallory 2 BIG things are happening in the Big D, and we are thrilled to celebrate the new nonstop destinations to which Southwest will fly from Dallas Love Field when the Wright Amendment expires in October of this year. And, we want to share the nonstop LUV with you. Here’s your chance to visit one of our 15 new nonstop destinations straight from the Big D! Snap and share an Instagram or Twitter photo at the Southwest Airlines themed-BIG structure located in "Love Landing" (upstairs, above security near Dunkin Donuts) at Dallas Love Field Airport; tag us on Instagram or Twitter using @SouthwestAir, and use the hashtag #DallasLUV to be entered to win one of 15 pairs of roundtrip tickets on Southwest! See official rules below for details: Dallas Nonstop Destinations Sweepstakes Official Rules Sweepstakes: Dallas Nonstop LUV Sweepstakes #DallasLUV NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. 1. How to Enter the Sweepstakes a. Southwest Airlines’ Dallas Nonstop LUV (“Sweepstakes”) will run for fifteen (15) weekly periods between Monday, February 3, 2014 and Sunday, May18, 2014. (“Sweepstakes Period”). The fifteen (15) Sweepstakes entry periods are:   Week 1: 9:00 a.m. C.T. on February 3, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on February 9, 2014. Week 2: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on February 10, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on February 16, 2014. Week 3: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on February 17, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on February 23, 2014 Week 4: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on February 24, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on March 2, 2014 Week 5: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on March 3, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on March 9, 2014 Week 6: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on March 10, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on March 16, 2014 Week 7: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on March 17, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on March 23, 2014 Week 8: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on March 24, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on March 30, 2014 Week 9: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on March 31, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on April 6, 2014 Week 10: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on April 7, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on April 13, 2014 Week 11: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on April 14, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on April 20, 2014 Week 12: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on April 21, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on April 27, 2014 Week 13: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on April 28, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on May 4, 2014 Week 14: 12:01 p.m. C.T. on May 5, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on May 11, 2014 Week 15 12:01 p.m. C.T. on May 12, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. P.T. on May 18, 2014 During each sweepstakes entry period potential entrants should follow Southwest Airlines on Instagram® via the handle @SouthwestAir, Facebook via Southwest Airlines page, and/or Twitter via the handle @Southwestair to receive notice of the Sweepstakes and be directed to the official rules on the Nuts About Southwest blog.   b. To participate in the Sweepstakes, you may enter via the following method: Submit an Instagram or Twitter photo during the Sweepstakes Period with a photo of the Southwest Airlines themed-BIG structure at Dallas Love Field Airport; incorporate the Southwest Airlines brand via the Southwest Airlines Instagram or Twitter handle @SouthwestAir, using the hashtag “#DallasLUV”. Entrants may also share all “Dallas Nonstop LUV” Instagram and Twitter photos on Facebook®, but they will not be entered in the Sweepstakes from that channel. All entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, Entrant grants Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, freely transferable license to use the photo for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised. Photos must not be copied. Entries may not violate any third party rights nor use any third-party intellectual property such as logos or background signs other than those mentioned above. Entrants acknowledge and agree that their entry does not violate any rights of privacy or publicity and that they have the written permission of those appearing in their photo to submit their image. Entries must not disparage; contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, or vulgar; or promote bigotry, racism, hatred or discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Southwest. Southwest Airlines’ computer is the official time keeping device for the Sweepstakes. Southwest is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches. By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to abide by these Official Rules and acknowledge that this Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and you agree to hold Sponsor, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and each of their parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of same harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from use or misuse of a prize or participation in the Sweepstakes. c. One entry per person is permitted each day of a sweepstakes entry period. Any person found using multiple Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter accounts to enter will be found to be ineligible. Unselected eligible entries from a sweepstakes entry period will not be eligible for subsequent entry period drawings. 2. Eligibility Restrictions a. The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, excluding Florida, New York, and Rhode Island, who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their place of residence and have a valid e-mail address and an Instagram or Twitter account as of the beginning of any Sweepstakes entry period.  Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law. The Sweepstakes is offered only in the United States. Employees of Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, and the members of their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible to enter or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. b. Only one winner per household is permitted in any Sweepstakes administered by Southwest Airlines. c. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and Sponsor will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. Sponsor will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and  will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. 3. Prizes: a. Grand Prizes: Fifteen (15) winners will each be awarded two (2) Southwest Airlines roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines.  Southwest Airlines tickets are subject to Southwest Airlines terms and conditions; certain restrictions may apply. No blackout dates. Tickets valid on Southwest-operated, published, scheduled service only. Tickets are not valid on code-share or AirTran operated service or any international service.  Airline tickets awarded will expire one year from date of issue. Expiration dates will not be extended, and tickets will not be refundable or redeemable for cash or credit at any time, nor will tickets be replaced if lost or stolen. Tickets may not be sold to a third party. Prizes must be accepted as awarded.  Approximate Prize Value (“APV”) of each prize is $800.00 and total APV is $12,000.00.  Value of actual prize awarded may vary based on winner’s choice of destination. No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prize subject to availability and the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the advertised prize is unavailable. Taxes and any other costs and expenses associated with the prize are solely the responsibility of the winner. b. In the event that a prize is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss. Sponsor is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize. 4. Selection of Winners: On or about the following dates, a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the entry period will be conducted by Sponsor. Week 1: February 10, 2014. Week 2: February 17, 2014. Week 3: February 24, 2014 Week 4: March 3 2014 Week 5: March 10, 2014 Week 6: March 17, 2014 Week 7: March 24, 2014 Week 8: March 31, 2014 Week 9: April 7, 2014 Week 10: April 13, 2014 Week 11: April 21, 2014 Week 12: April 28, 2014 Week 13: May 5, 2014 Week 14: May 12, 2014 Week 15: May 19, 2014 Sponsor’s decisions are final on matters relating to this sweepstakes. Prizes are guaranteed to be awarded.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value.  Odds of winning for an entry period will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during that entry period Potential winners will be notified via their entry method, either on Instagram or Twitter.  Entrants need not be present to win. Potential winner notification will be made on or about the Tuesday following each weekly drawing date, by Sponsor via Instagram or Twitter. Potential winners will be asked to contact Southwest with a given e-mail address provided via comment on the entrant’s Instagram entry. Once a potential winner and Southwest make e-mail contact, Southwest will provide a photo for the potential winner to upload to the Instagram account the user uploaded their entry photo with in order to validate their account. Once the validation occurs, potential winners must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release in which they agree to hold Sponsor, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and each of their parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of same harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from use or misuse of a prize or participation in the Sweepstakes. Affidavits will be mailed or emailed based on the potential winner’s preference upon account validation and must be executed and returned within seven (7) days or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, is unable to validate their account, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. Upon timely completion and return of required affidavits and release, winners should expect to receive their prize in the mail within two weeks. 5. Conditions a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners. Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent. b. By participating in the Sweepstakes, the winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this Sweepstakes, including the Winners’ List, without additional financial or other compensation unless prohibited by law, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize. c. Southwest Airlines is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, miss-delivered, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries, telephone service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from entering or claiming a prize. d. Sponsor in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of Southwest Airlines website, or otherwise in violation of the rules. They further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. e. Sponsor reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Sweepstakes, including the substitution of a prize of greater or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. f. Failure to comply with the Sweepstakes rules may result in an entrant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Sponsor. g. The Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement of a prize. h. Copies of the written Sweepstakes rules and a list of winners (when complete) are available during regular business hours at Southwest Airlines, Emerging Media P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611. For a winners list, send a self-addressed return envelope, after May 19, 2014 All requests must be received by June 10, 2014. 6. Sponsor Southwest Airlines Co., Emerging Media, P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX 75235-1611.