Everything you need to know about airline change fees with the delta variant - The Points Guy

Plus, the strain is reported to be significantly more contagious than the other virus strains, causing what appears to be another wave of the pandemic that’s especially bad in areas with low vaccination rates.

For now, demand for travel appears to be largely untouched — leisure flyers are returning to the skies in record numbers, and airline executives keep reiterating that there are no signs of the recovery slowing down.

Nonetheless, some people might be on the fence about hitting the road.