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

Southwest Airlines will require passengers to keep portable chargers visible while in use. This new policy aims to reduce the risk of fire from overheating chargers. The policy change follows ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing a new safety policy requiring passengers to keep portable chargers visible during use.

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 ...

The change comes after an Air Busan plane caught fire when a power bank overheated in January. Southwest Airlines is restricting the use of power banks due to the risk of them catching fire during ...

By Francesca Regalado Southwest Airlines will prohibit passengers from using portable batteries to charge devices while they are inside bags because of the fire risk, the airline said Wednesday.