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Portable chargers and power banks might be useful additions to your carry-on luggage, but they’re also a potential fire risk.
If you're using a portable charger or power bank, you'll have to have it out. No more charging a device that is in your carry ...
Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using ...
Southwest Airlines mandates visible portable chargers during flights to enhance safety, addressing risks of thermal runaway ...
The TSA already bans rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium batteries for phones and laptops from checked baggage.
Southwest is the first airline to formally require passengers to keep portable chargers in plain sight while in use during ...
Southwest Airlines is implementing a new rule later this month that will require flyers who use portable chargers and ...
The FAA has strict guidelines for packing portable chargers — and a major carrier just announced a new policy limiting their ...
Southwest Airlines passengers must soon keep portable chargers visible during flights due to rising lithium battery fire ...
They’re putting the squeeze on extra juice. Southwest Airlines is implementing a surprising new restriction on portable chargers to keep these notoriously incendiary devices from bursting into ...
Some research suggests that portable chargers might be the second-leading cause of battery fires on planes, only behind ...
There is growing concern about lithium-ion battery fires on planes because the number of incidents continues to grow yearly.