Citing safety concerns, Southwest Airlines will no longer allow passengers to charge devices with a power bank stowed inside ...

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

Southwest Airlines mandates visible portable chargers during flights to enhance safety, addressing risks of thermal runaway ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing new restrictions surrounding portable batteries in the interest of passenger safety. The ...

The TSA already bans rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium batteries for phones and laptops from checked baggage.

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

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

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

Southwest Airlines is implementing a surprising new restriction on portable chargers to keep these notoriously incendiary devices from bursting into flame mid-flight. Starting on May 28, passengers ...

The airline says passengers may have already seen notifications about the industry-leading rule when using the airline’s app.

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