CNN
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We’ve all been there: you’re on a flight, and your cell phone battery is dwindling. You need your phone to show your boarding card, keep yourself entertained on board, and navigate your way to your destination.
For many travelers, that’s when portable battery packs or portable chargers can save the day.
Now passengers flying with Southwest Airlines will be required to keep these kinds of chargers visible, if they are using them mid-flight — a move aimed at reducing the risk of batteries causing onboard fires.
In what it called a “first-in-industry” policy, the airline confirmed to CNN that the new rule would be introduced from…
