5 reasons why you should buy a plane ticket to travel this year — and 7 reasons why you shouldn't

An empty O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.Ryan Ewing

• Enticing flight deals for the fall are tempting quarantined travelers to consider life beyond the pandemic despite the lingering uncertainty of the global situation.
• Airlines, in their attempt to re-inspire confidence, have implemented numerous passenger-friendly strategies to get consumers back on planes including waiving fees.
• The potential dangers of booking travel months in advance when the virus is not yet contained, however, can lead some to suffer financially if not careful when making travel plans.
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What is normally the busiest travel season of the year is on track to be derailed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of would-be travelers have been forced to cancel trips as travel restrictions, border closures, and stay at home orders greatly restrict freedom of movement.

Airline schedules have also been thrown out of wack as flights have been canceled and consolidated en masse to salvage any remaining cash flow from an onslaught of passenger-initiated cancellations and refunds in the past two months.

Despite the havoc that the pandemic is wreaking on the travel industry, the desire to travel still remains and optimists are already looking to get the best deals for future travel once the crisis has passed. For some destinations, travel for the upcoming fall and winter has never been cheaper as airlines attempt to regain the business of the travelers they lost during the spring.

The recovery won't be quick as some airlines would like, as experts are warning, and while we are moving closer to a post-pandemic world, it may be at least a before travel returns to normal.

Here's why you should consider buying a ticket — and why not.