As of May 28, Southwest Airlines’ new charger policy is in effect. The change comes after multiple safety incidents and ...

Southwest Airlines will start enforcing a few new policy changes on May 28, and customers might want to act quickly over the ...

A Southwest passenger's "battery charger apparently overheated and began to smoke," the airline said. Quick-thinking flight attendants contained it.

But the new Southwest Airlines battery policy changes how you can use your portable charger during flights. To avoid ...

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

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As lithium battery fires become more common on flights, Southwest Airlines is asking passengers to keep power banks visible.

One new rule, however, isn’t likely to draw much anger and, in fact, is almost certainly going to be adopted by other ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing a surprising new restriction on portable chargers to keep these notoriously incendiary ...

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

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

The company believes this new policy will allow crew members to respond more quickly to lithium batteries overheating or catching fire. “Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of its ...