"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 ...

“Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted.” “Nothing is more important to Southwest ... allow travelers to have power banks in carry ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

The logic is that the portable phone juicers run on lithium-ion batteries ... will be allowed to store their devices in their carry-on bags when not in use. REUTERS While Southwest has not ...

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 ...

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