The airliner is now prohibiting the use of portable batteries to charge devices while inside bags because they can pose a ...

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

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

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

Southwest Airlines is implementing a new rule later this month that will require flyers who use portable chargers and ...

Citing safety concerns, Southwest Airlines will no longer allow passengers to charge devices with a power bank stowed inside ...

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

“Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted.” “Nothing is more important to Southwest ... allow travelers to have power banks in carry ...

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