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

In this week's air travel news, the "old" Southwest Airlines is slated to come to an end next week as the carrier kicks off a ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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For many travelers, that’s when portable battery packs or portable chargers can save the day. Now passengers flying with Southwest ... in-industry” policy, the airline confirmed to CNN that ...

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires.

Kevin Carter/Getty Southwest Airlines is implementing new restrictions surrounding portable ... “In the rare event a lithium battery overheats or catches fire, quick access is critical.