Media Appearances
TV Appearance
"Your Money and Business." Maryland Public Television (MPT). 8 June 2017.Radio Appearance
"Central Time." Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR). 8 November 2022.Podcast Appearances
"How flying got so bad (or did it?)." Planet Money. 5 July 2024."Pricing in the Airline Industry." DLA Piper's Pricing Rules. 10 June 2024.
"COVID-19, Airlines, and the Future with Dr. Kerry Tan." Flying Smarter Podcast. 12 Oct. 2020.
"The Rise and Fall of Iceland's WOW Air." The Indicator from Planet Money. 2 Oct. 2019.
"WOW Bows Out: Lessons from the Downfall of a Budget Airline." Knowledge at Wharton Podcast. 4 Apr. 2019.
Authored News Article
Tan, Kerry. "Strategies for Saving Money on Airfare." The Business Monthly. 4 Aug. 2015.Quotations in News Articles
Harden, Olivia. "Reasons why Southwest, JetBlue are 'no longer prioritizing passengers'." SFGATE. 5 August 2024.Aratani, Lori and Hannah Sampson. "End of the people’s airline: Southwest abandons open seating after 53 years." The Washington Post. 25 July 2024.
Zinkula, Jacob and Madison Hoff. "We're in the 'golden age of cheap flights.' So why are Americans fed up with ticket prices?." Business Insider. 8 June 2024.
Cudahy, Sean. "Strategy shift? Frontier unveils 54 new routes, goes head-to-head with competitors at their big hubs." The Points Guy. 24 January 2024.
Moreno, J. Edward. "Spirit Airlines Is on Shaky Footing After Judge Blocks JetBlue Deal." The New York Times. 19 January 2024.
Higgs, Larry. "With millions flying for Christmas, weather is the biggest factor for delays, canceled flights." The Star-Ledger. 21 December 2023.
Archibald, Ramsey. "The pandemic led to Baltimore's high GDP growth. It might not be sustainable." The Baltimore Banner. 20 December 2023.
Lenihan, Rob. "Alaska Air announces big move to expand business." TheStreet. 5 December 2023.
Passy, Jacob. "Flights to Europe Are Becoming Cheap Again." The Wall Street Journal. 6 November 2023.
Chang, Rachel. "Flights Are Arriving Earlier Than Ever Before—or Are They?" Condé Nast Traveler. 24 October 2023.
Cudahy, Sean. "Why Thai Airways is selling its fleet of Airbus A380 planes." New York Post. 14 October 2023.
Rahmanan, Anna. "Here's How A Government Shutdown Might Affect Your Air Travel Plans." HuffPost. 29 September 2023.
Puckett, Jessica. "If a Government Shutdown Happens, How Will It Impact My Travel Plans?" Condé Nast Traveler. 26 September 2023.
Sachs, Andrea. "Is Frontier’s all-you-can-fly pass a good deal? We tried it.." The Washington Post. 13 September 2023.
Higgs, Larry. "United will cut 45 flights from Newark airport to fix summer travel mess. Will it help?" The Star-Ledger. 26 July 2023.
Chang, Rachel. "Behind the Unexpected Comeback of the Double-Decker Airbus A380 Plane." Condé Nast Traveler. 25 July 2023.
Higgs, Larry. "Why flights are being canceled this summer, and what to do when it happens." The Star-Ledger. 16 July 2023.
Higgs, Larry. "Newark airport has had hundreds of canceled flights in past week. Chaos ensues." The Star-Ledger. 30 June 2023.
Aratani, Lori. "Justice Department wins bid to block American, JetBlue alliance." The Washington Post. 20 May 2023.
Fernandez, Bob. "Airfares Are Still Soaring, and Pandemic Fallout May Keep Them Aloft." The Wall Street Journal. 9 May 2023.
Duncan, Ian and Lori Aratani. "Biden proposes airlines cover passenger expenses for canceled flights." The Washington Post. 8 May 2023.
Reeder, Scott. "United Airlines departing Springfield." Illinois Times. 28 March 2023.
Klawans, Justin. "The growing problem of flight cancellations." The Week. 15 January 2023.
Aratani, Lori. "Spirit Airlines shareholders approve merger with JetBlue." The Washington Post. 19 October 2022.
Arnold, Kyle. "American Airlines-JetBlue antitrust trial starts Monday with high stakes for Biden." The Dallas Morning News. 26 September 2022.
Silk, Robert. "JetBlue's merger agreement puts Spirit management in a tricky spot." Travel Weekly. 28 July 2022.
Duncan, Ian and Lori Aratani. "Spirit, Frontier merger talks end as JetBlue’s competing offer awaits." The Washington Post. 27 July 2022.
Puckett, Jessica. "Travelers Face More Flight Cancellations and Delays Over July Fourth Weekend." Condé Nast Traveler. 24 June 2022.
Aratani, Lori. "JetBlue ups offer for Spirit Airlines as shareholder vote approaches." The Washington Post. 6 June 2022.
Puckett, Jessica. "These Two U.S. Airlines Have Plans to Make Flying in Coach Better." Condé Nast Traveler. 26 May 2022.
Puckett, Jessica. "Why Are So Many Flights Getting Canceled Lately?" Condé Nast Traveler. 15 April 2022.
Chokshi, Niraj and Lauren Hirsch. "Bidding War for Spirit Could Undercut Power of Four Big Airlines." The New York Times. 8 April 2022.
Elliott, Christopher. "JetBlue and Spirit: What happens when two airlines with bad customer service records merge?" USA Today. 8 April 2022.
Aratani, Lori. "Airlines, airports hope a spring travel boom extends into summer." The Washington Post. 7 April 2022.
Goldstein, Ben. "Daily Memo: JetBlue Offers Spirt More Money, More Problems?" Aviation Week. 6 April 2022.
Silk, Robert. "Will a Frontier-Spirit merger get the DOJ's blessing?" Travel Weekly. 12 February 2022.
French, Sally. "Yes, Some Travelers Could Benefit From a Spirit-Frontier Merger." NerdWallet. 10 February 2022.
Gilbertson, Dawn. "Frontier and Spirit airlines are merging: What it all means for travelers' fares and fees." USA Today. 8 February 2022.
Thomas, Arthur. "What will Frontier-Spirit deal mean for Mitchell Airport?" BizTimes Milwaukee. 8 February 2022.
Arnold, Kyle. "What the Frontier-Spirit airline merger will mean for Texas travelers." The Dallas Morning News. 7 February 2022.
Goldstein, Ben. "Daily Memo: Few Good Reasons To Reject Frontier-Spirit Merger." Aviation Week. 7 February 2022.
Goldstein, Michael. "Spirit And Frontier Airlines Get The Urge To Merge." Forbes. 7 February 2022.
Rains, Taylor. "The merger of the 2 largest US low-cost airlines could mean more options for low fares for customers." Business Insider. 7 February 2022.
Chang, Rachel. "What Airline Staffing Shortages Mean for Flights This Winter." Condé Nast Traveler. 20 January 2022.
Isidore, Chris. "Here's who to blame for airlines' cancellation chaos." CNN. 5 January 2022.
Aratani, Lori. "1,000 flights canceled Thursday as airlines struggle to recover from omicron, weather disruption." The Washington Post. 30 December 2021.
Isidore, Chris. "Why the mask mandate on planes is good for business." CNN. 19 December 2021.
Wilen, Holden. "How Comcast's dominance in Baltimore impacts the digital divide." Baltimore Business Journal. 13 August 2021.
Smith, Mark. "Business to jockey for sports gambling." The Business Monthly. 13 May 2021.
Buchanan Pitrelli, Monica. "Many thought airfares would spike in the age of coronavirus. That’s not happening yet." CNBC. 23 Sept. 2020.
Sharp, John. "Business or pleasure? Mobile Downtown airport seeks its niche in state, along Gulf Coast." AL.com. 21 May 2019.
Frazee, Gretchen. "What WOW's collapse means for budget airlines and tourism." PBS NewsHour. 29 Mar. 2019.
Meehan, Sarah and Colin Campbell. "About 1 in 5 VW, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini vehicles sold in U.S. to be imported through new Sparrows Point facility." The Baltimore Sun. 27 Feb. 2019.
Kaltenbach, Chris. "Amid attendance woes, Orioles and Ravens aggressively court fans." The Baltimore Sun. 25 June 2018.
"Ask the Experts: Picking the Best Airline Credit Card." WalletHub. 20 Dec. 2017.
Campbell, Colin. "GM Maven service to bring 'Gig' car-sharing program to Baltimore." The Baltimore Sun. 14 Nov. 2017.
Rudell, Tim. "Privatizing Air Traffic Control May Not Provide the Fix the President is Looking for." WKSU. 20 June 2017.
Kasler, Karen and Kabir Bhatia. "Ohio Lawmaker Wants Two New Airport Hubs." WKSU. 1 June 2017.
Bednar, Adam. "Cecil County’s Fair Hill seeks to attract national equestrian event." The Daily Record. 4 May 2017.
Campbell, Colin. "GM to launch Maven car-sharing service in Baltimore." The Baltimore Sun. 5 Apr. 2017.
Elliott, Christopher. "New DOT initiatives target airlines’ baggage fees and price transparency. Are they enough?" The Washington Post. 27 Oct. 2016.
Burns, P. Kenneth. "Why Comcast is the one and only cable and internet option in Baltimore." WYPR. 5 Oct. 2016.
Puzzanghera, Jim and Sarah Gantz. "Case for interest rate hike 'has strengthened in recent months,' Fed chair says." The Baltimore Sun. 26 Oct. 2016.
Rudell, Tim. "Dehubbing the Region's Airports Means a Different but Not Necessarily Bad Future." WKSU. 24 May 2016.
Rudell, Tim. "What Has the Loss of Hub Status Done to Northeast Ohio?" WKSU. 3 May 2016.
Sherman, Natalie. "Amazon hiring outpaces projections." The Baltimore Sun. 30 July 2015.
Rector, Kevin. "Sharp decline in gas prices boosting budgets large and small." The Baltimore Sun. 31 Jan. 2015.
Bernardo, Richie. "2015's Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans." WalletHub. 28 Jan. 2015.
Broadwater, Luke. "Maryland, Baltimore expect millions from Star-Spangled Spectacular." The Baltimore Sun. 14 Sept. 2014.
Maldonado, Julia. "Families get creative to afford pro sports outings." Capital News Service. 9 May 2013.