The Points Daily - 2026-09-02: Alaska award sale, Sapphire Reserve DoorDash credit, United flight disruption tool, American first class elimination, Brussels business availability

Today: Alaska Airlines slashes award prices up to 50% off to multiple regions, Chase Sapphire Reserve adds a $15 DoorDash credit, United's app now finds earlier flights after disruptions, American eliminates premium first class, and business class seats to Brussels are available from 60K points. In this episode: Alaska Airlines just cut award tickets to London, Athens, Tokyo, and 3 other international cities by up to 50%. Brussels Airlines business class from New York or D.C. to Brussels is running 60,000 Aeroplan points one-way through… Chase Sapphire Reserve is adding a $15 monthly DoorDash credit starting October 1st that works on anything… United's app now lets you join the standby list for up to 3 earlier flights after you've been rebooked on a later one… American Airlines has set exact cutoff dates for eliminating its "premium" first class cabin on 777-300ER and A321T… Show notes and source archive Get today's links in your inbox