Southwest Airlines will introduce a new policy requiring portable chargers to be visible when they're in use onboard.

Portable chargers and power banks might be useful additions to your carry-on luggage, but they’re also a potential fire risk.

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using ...

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using ...

Under a new policy taking effect Wednesday, May 28, Southwest Airlines will be the first domestic carrier requiring ...

If you're planning a summer vacation and intend on booking a flight with Southwest Airlines, take heed of a new rule ...

In what it called a “first-in-industry” policy ... The new Southwest rules are also online on the airline’s website: “When a portable charger/power bank is used during a flight, it ...

Southwest Airlines will require passengers to keep portable chargers visible while in use. This new policy aims to reduce the risk of fire from overheating chargers. The policy change follows ...

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires.

Southwest Airlines implements a ban on the use of power banks during flights for the safety of its customers and its cabin ...

There is growing concern about lithium-ion battery fires on planes because the number of incidents continues to grow yearly.