Southwest Airlines will introduce a new policy requiring portable chargers to be visible when they're in use onboard.

As lithium battery fires become more common on flights, Southwest Airlines is asking passengers to keep power banks visible.

The American company is already reeling from years of safety crises, whistleblower scandals, financial haemorrhaging, and ...

A Southwest passenger's "battery charger apparently overheated and began to smoke," the airline said. Quick-thinking flight ...

This is a different plane from the Boeing 737 Max, which was in the headlines after fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, ...

"Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of its ... The most recent incident involving a portable battery pack was reported on an American Airlines flight from Indianapolis to ...

Southwest Airlines has started warning passengers about the use of power banks on flights. It's set to introduce a new safety policy ... The most notable incident occurred in South Korea in ...

Southwest Airlines, citing safety concerns, will no longer allow ... The rule follows a serious incident aboard an Air Busan flight in South Korea in January, when a fire filled the cabin with ...

Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of its Customers and Employees." the airline shared in a ... Hong Kong were evacuated following an incident where a power bank caught fire ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A flight headed to Florida was diverted to the Grand Strand on Thursday after reports of cabin ...