Just on NWA website and in early dec flights are 167.00 round trip. Just last week they were over $500. We're using our frequent flyer miles. Now wish we weren't. They will credit you for future travel if you paid more. Very fast and easy.
wld: it's only $25 per ticket to cancel your frequent flyer tickets if you do it online. That still puts the price of the flight under $200, which still might be worth buying rather than using miles. If you are a plat elite, there is no fee at all.