Whichever holiday you were celebrating (if any), I hope you had a nice long weekend!

We’re back in Florida for the second half of Passover — and had quite the flight down here.

In the meantime, bag fees are creeping higher, TSA waits are still messy, there’s trouble brewing in San Francisco, and much more below.

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Despite what the airlines are saying, TSA wait times aren’t fully back to “normal.”

Yesterday, I was at my favorite NYC-area airport — Westchester County (HPN) — where waits topped an hour. The situation got so bad that several flights were delayed until passengers could clear security.

My parents were at JFK, where they waited about 45 minutes for Precheck.

We were among the lucky ones at HPN. Our flight was “only” delayed by two hours. Some morning flights to Florida were delayed by 10+ hours because inbound aircraft were diverted to JFK.

Seriously: pack your patience if you’re flying right now.

And don’t forget to bookmark my free live TSA wait time tracker that now covers 31 airports (and counting!)

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You might not believe this, but I actually prefer sitting in the last row when I’m traveling solo with my daughter.

When it’s just the two of us, we board last and always sit way in the back.

My logic: if you’re in the very last row, fewer people are staring at you if your child is crying or climbing all over the seat.

We also buy an extra seat so we have the whole row to ourselves. I put her car seat — the $59 Cosco Scenera — in the window, then sit in the middle and gently rock it back and forth to help her nap.

If you’re wondering how I’ve perfected solo travel with my one-year-old, here’s the routine:

I roll the bags with one hand and push the stroller with the other. It’s a great workout.

By the way, the JetBlue flight attendants we had yesterday were far less helpful than the United crew member who went above and beyond for us two weeks ago. They were probably just annoyed about the delay.

Everyone’s been talking about airfare going up.

But airlines can’t just raise fares across the board without taking a hit to demand. There’s only so much travelers will tolerate before they start booking a different flight or skipping the trip altogether.

So airlines are taking the side-door approach: raising bag fees. (It’s not like most people compare bag charges when they book.)

JetBlue started the trend, and United has already matched.

It’s likely just a matter of time until the other major U.S. carriers follow.

The easiest ways to avoid bag fees remain the same: hold a cobranded airline credit card, have elite status, or upgrade to a premium cabin.

If San Francisco is in your travel plans, I’d brace for delays — both in the short and long term.

For one, the airport just closed a key runway for six months due to construction.

More notably, the FAA also just said it will no longer allow parallel landings on SFO’s east-west runways. That cuts the airport’s arrival rate from 54 landings per hour to around 36, assuming good weather.

That’s especially bad news for United, which operates the majority of flights at SFO.

Assuming this order sticks around for a while, I’d expect United to rework its hub schedule and trim capacity.

For now, the airline says it is “reviewing the FAA’s updated guidance to determine if we will need to make any changes to our flight schedule in the future.”

United’s Relax Row went viral — for good reason.

This couch-style setup should make sleeping and relaxing on long-haul flights much more comfortable.

But when United announced it, most people skipped over the details. I didn’t.

Here are the answers to the biggest questions I’ve been getting.

Airlines increasingly want your seatback screen to become part of a connected ecosystem.

Delta has been on this journey the longest. The latest addition to Delta Sync — its onboard Wi-Fi and seatback entertainment platform — is The New York Times, joining a growing list of partners.

United, meanwhile, is just getting started with monetizing the screens.

The airline plans to sell more ads and partnerships, while also bringing a slew of tech upgrades to the seatback TV.

Now it’s American’s turn to bring back TVs.

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