Southwest Airlines, of chargers and portable battery
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Southwest Airlines is implementing a surprising new restriction on portable chargers to keep these notoriously incendiary devices from bursting into flame mid-flight. Starting on May 28, passengers will be required to keep their power banks in plain sight, making the budget carrier the first to roll out a policy of this kind.
Southwest Airlines is about to implement a new safety measure that could shake up the industry. According to The Seattle Times, there have been 19 incidents on planes this year involving lithium-ion batteries.
Southwest Airlines will become the first airline to require passengers to have portable chargers visible when in use. It comes after a number of fires onboard sparked by the chargers. The policy starts on May 28.