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

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

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 ...

Some research suggests that portable chargers might be the second-leading cause of battery fires on planes, only behind ...

Southwest Airlines passengers must soon keep portable chargers visible during flights due to rising lithium battery fire ...

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 ...