"Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer ... from passenger carry-on bags. Portable batteries and related devices are currently allowed in passenger ...

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 ...

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

(NEXSTAR) – Southwest ... portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted.” Portable charging devices are already banned from checked bags by ...

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

Southwest Airlines is now the first US carrier to ban the use of portable chargers inside carry-on bags ... batteries, which can overheat or catch fire mid-air. While power banks will still be ...

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 ...

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 ...