Southwest Airlines is implementing new restrictions surrounding portable batteries in the interest of passenger safety. The airliner is now prohibiting the use of portable batteries to charge devices while inside bags because they can pose a fire risk, Southwest Airlines tells PEOPLE.

A lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by the Department of Transportation in January was dropped months later by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration has dropped a Biden-era lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the company of illegally operating chronically delayed flights.

Southwest announced that for the first time in its 54-year history, its customers will no longer be "allowed two free checked bags."