Southwest is the first major US airline to introduce such rules, but airlines all over the planet are tightening restrictions ...

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

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

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 ...

Southwest is the first airline to formally require passengers to keep portable chargers in plain sight while in use during ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing a new rule later this month that will require flyers who use portable chargers and ...

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

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

The airline says that portable chargers or power banks used during flights must remain out of baggage and in plain sight.

Portable chargers, or power banks ... The policy will begin on May 28. Customers with the Southwest app have shared that they are receiving notifications about the policy already.