The Southern Museum will host Virginia’s Civil War 150 HistoryMobile for a one-day visit on June 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The exhibit, an initiative of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, will be located at Depot Park across the street from the museum and admission is free.
Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Airbus to purchase 15 A321 aircraft for delivery beginning in 2018, the airline announced. The A321s will replace similar, less-efficient domestic aircraft that are being retired from Delta’s fleet.
The revived PEOPLExpress airline is set to return to the skies on June 30, the airline announced. The airline will initially offer service from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport to three cities.
New changes proposed by the federal government aim to bring more transparency to how airlines charge for “certain basic airline services” above the base fare price, such as checked baggage. But the airline industry says the market can and does regulate itself and contends the new proposal is an overreach.
The Defense Department’s immediate goal with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is to take care of his medical needs, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren told reporters today.
Six Flags Over Georgia today opened Hurricane Harbor, its all-new water park. The park is the largest expansion in the park’s 47-year history, boasts four new water attractions, including the world’s first hybrid zero-gravity slide, spans seven acres and is free with admission to Six Flags Over Georgia, officials said.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Southwest Airlines $200,000 for violating the Department’s full-fare advertising rules. The feds also ordered the airline to cease and desist from further violations.
Online travel bookings will reach $61 billion between Memorial Day and Labor Day, a 15 percent increase a year ago, according to Adobe Digital Index’s (ADI) “Travel 2014 Report.”