Southwest Airlines will require passengers to keep portable chargers visible during use.The new policy, effective May 28, addresses growing lithium battery fire incidents.Other airlines could ...

Southwest Airlines has implemented new rules requiring passengers to keep portable chargers visible while in use, following ...

Southwest Airlines’ new portable charger flight rules, which went into effect on May 28, prohibit passengers from using portable chargers or power banks while they’re stored in carry-on ...

A Southwest Airlines flight had to divert after a passenger's battery charger started to smoke, the day after the airline introduced new rules for devices. Thursday's Flight 1844, from Baltimore ...

Southwest Airlines has enacted a new rule around using portable chargers in flight. All passengers must keep chargers out and in their sight while in use, starting May 28.

"When a portable charger/power bank is used during a flight, it must be out of any baggage and remain in plain sight," Southwest Airlines' policy reads. "Do not charge devices in the overhead bin." ...

While Southwest is the first U.S. airline to restrict the use of portable chargers like this, several Asian airlines have taken action earlier this year after a devastating fire aboard an Air ...

While Southwest is the first U.S. airline to restrict the use of portable chargers like this, several Asian airlines have taken action earlier this year after a devastating fire aboard an Air ...

A Southwest Airlines Co. LUV flight on its way to Tampa, Florida, had to be diverted to South Carolina after a passenger's portable battery pack started smoking. What Happened: An hour into its ...

Thousands of portable phone chargers sold online and at airport vending machines are being recalled after reports of fires, ...

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday after a portable battery belonging to a passenger caught fire.