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

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

Beware, Southwest Airlines travelers: You’re going to have to keep your portable charging devices visible during flights.

The carrier will require passengers to keep lithium batteries visible while in use in order to allow flight crews to respond ...

Southwest Airlines is introducing a new rule, requiring passengers to keep power banks and portable charging devices in plain sight while traveling on its planes.

Southwest is banning the use of portable charging devices stored in a bag or overhead bin following incidents including a ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing a new safety policy requiring passengers to keep portable chargers visible during use.

"When a portable charger/power bank is used during a flight, it must be out of any baggage and remain in plain sight. Do not ...

Southwest says it will limit battery charging to devices that are easily visible, in case chargers catch fire.

This year, there have been at least 22 incidents involving lithium batteries in air travel, according to data from the ...

It is a situation that highlights the prevalence and dangers of lithium-ion batteries. People use them every day.