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Southwest Airlines is updating its policy for travelers with lithium battery-powered mobility devices.

Starting Sept. 25, passengers must remove these batteries from their wheelchairs or scooters and carry them into the cabin.

The new rule also sets a size limit of 300 watt-hours per battery, with a grace period for larger batteries until Jan. 11, 2026.

Travelers who use wheelchairs powered by lithium batteries will be impacted by a new Southwest Airlines policy.

Starting Sept. 25, Southwest passengers who use mobility devices like wheelchairs and scooters that require lithium batteries to operate must remove the batteries before their mobility device is checked.

A Southwest spokesperson told The Arizona Republic that the airline is notifying affected customers ab

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