NW currently wants $686 for a random Sat-Wed itinerary PDX-IAH in May, $400 for the same weekend PDX-ATL, $500 for Sat-Wed PDX-BOS in June... and these fares are at least twice as much as most other competitors. I imagine they'll come back down again, but even with status I'm not going to pay double. The nearly $700 coach fare to IAH on a Sat-Wed is particularly galling...