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

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

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

Elsewhere, the Trump administration has halted a Biden-era lawsuit against Southwest Airlines over alleged flight delays. The ...

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.

By JOSH FUNK Associated PressPassengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers ...

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-ion battery ...

Southwest said that requiring these chargers to be kept out in the open when they are being used will help because “in the rare event a lithium battery overheats or catches fire, quick access is ...