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

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.

The TSA already bans rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium batteries for phones and laptops from checked baggage.

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

Southwest Airlines is implementing a surprising new restriction on portable chargers to keep these notoriously incendiary devices from bursting into flame mid-flight. Starting on May 28, passengers ...

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

This year, there have been at least 22 incidents involving lithium batteries in air travel, according to data from the ...

The airline says passengers may have already seen notifications about the industry-leading rule when using the airline’s app.

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while in use due to concerns about lithium-ion battery fires, The Associated Press reports ...

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