In-flight incidents involving smoke or fire caused by overheated portable chargers have exploded over the last decade.

Southwest Airlines is rolling out stricter rules on portable chargers as concerns over lithium battery fires continue to rise on commercial flights. In an internal message sent to employees Tuesday ...

Portable chargers — the compact, rechargeable power banks tucked into millions of carry-on bags — have quietly become one of the fastest-growing fire hazards in the sky. Airlines and international ...

Starting on April 20, the airline will limit passengers to one lithium battery-powered portable charger per person. By Hannah Ziegler Southwest Airlines said this week that it would soon limit the ...