Published on: 2025-06-10 16:30:00
Southwest Airlines has changed its rules around portable chargers and power banks. Moving forward if you want to charge your phone during a flight, your power bank will need to be visible when in use. This means you won't be able to charge your phone inside of your carry-on bag or the overhead bins. The new safety policy is intended to lower the risk of lithium-ion battery fires. This change comes in response to a series of incidents involving overheating lithium-ion batteries. According to the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 20:14:30
Pierre Longnus / Getty Images If you're catching a flight on Southwest Airlines soon, you need to know about an important new rule that affects how you charge your phone. In a statement to Business Insider last week, the airline said passengers are now required to keep any portable chargers fully in sight while in use. You're still able to bring these chargers and keep them in your bag (not in your checked bags, though). You just can't have your phone tucked in your carry-on or overhead bag wh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-19 11:41:00
Southwest Airlines is ending a popular perk, two free checked bags, and other amenities for low-cost fliers. Mario Tama/Getty Images The long-running "bags fly free" perk Southwest Airlines was known for is no more. Starting Wednesday, May 28, you'll be charged $35 for your first checked bag on Southwest flights and $45 for the second. This marks the first time the airline is charging for checked bags in over 50 years. However, if you're an elite member, you'll still get two bags covered. If
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-28 18:22:55
Southwest Airlines is implementing a new safety policy, effective May 28, requiring passengers to keep portable phone chargers and power banks visible during flights when you're charging a device. The airline will prohibit the use of these devices while they're stored in carry-on bags or overhead bins, aiming to mitigate the risk of lithium-ion battery fires. This policy change comes in response to a series of incidents involving overheating lithium-ion batteries. According to the Federal Aviat
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-29 03:50:07
Southwest Airlines is implementing a new safety policy, effective May 28, requiring passengers to keep portable phone chargers and power banks visible during flights when you're charging a device. The airline will prohibit the use of these devices while they're stored in carry-on bags or overhead bins, aiming to mitigate the risk of lithium-ion battery fires. This policy change comes in response to a series of incidents involving overheating lithium-ion batteries. According to the Federal Aviat
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-19 05:40:00
It's the end of a (free) era: Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May. Amid sinking profits, the budget airline announced in a press release Tuesday that it's ending its long-standing policy of allowing passengers to check two bags for free, restricting the perk to its elite members starting May 28. The carrier also announced it's introducing a basic economy fare, which doesn't include many of the perks Southwest customers have enjoyed until now: Customers who
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-21 02:38:37
It's the end of a (free) era: Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May. Amid sinking profits, the budget airline announced in a press release Tuesday that it's ending its long-standing policy of allowing passengers to check two bags for free, restricting the perk to its elite members starting May 28. The carrier also announced it's introducing a basic economy fare, which doesn't include many of the perks Southwest customers have enjoyed until now: Customers who
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