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

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

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 ...

One new rule, however, isn’t likely to draw much anger and, in fact, is almost certainly going to be adopted by other ...

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.

Travelers will need to follow a new rule regarding juicing up their devices while flying on Southwest Airlines ... including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged ...

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 ...

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 ...