"Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer ... the passenger’s carry-on luggage. Portable chargers, or power banks, are not allowed in checked bags ...

Kevin Carter/Getty Southwest Airlines is implementing new restrictions surrounding portable batteries in the interest of passenger ... while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be ...

Southwest Airlines has implemented new portable charger flight rules to maximize flight safety. The updated policy focuses on lithium-ion battery ... will no longer be allowed to store portable ...

The policy change follows several incidents of battery ... "Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted," Laura Swift, a Southwest ...

"Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be ... spare lithium-ion batteries, including power banks, in their checked bags. But Southwest's new policy ...

A Southwest passenger's "battery charger apparently overheated and began to smoke," the airline said. Quick-thinking flight ...

Southwest passengers will not be allowed to charge ... in the cabins of both passenger and cargo planes — where batteries caught fire, emitted smoke or overheated. Portable chargers were the ...

"Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer ... important to Southwest than the safety of its customers and employees." A passenger's battery charger ...

Getty Batteries “Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted,” Southwest shared ... of two portable batteries per passenger and notes that they ...

Southwest Airlines will introduce a new policy requiring portable chargers to be visible when they're in use onboard.