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

Southwest Airlines has enacted a new rule around using portable chargers in flight. All passengers must keep chargers out and ...

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

In the United States, Southwest Airlines is the first of the four biggest American carriers to introduce new restrictions.

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

Though Southwest is the first major US airline ... Airlines like Malaysia's AirAsia announced similar restrictions on portable chargers on April 1, while Thailand’s Thai Airways has also ...

Now passengers flying with Southwest Airlines will be required to keep these kinds of chargers visible ... Korea subsequently introduced nationwide restrictions, banning passengers from storing ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing a surprising new restriction on portable chargers to keep these ... air carriers have been ramping up restrictions on the blaze-inducing battery boosters.