Exhibit 12.1 UAL Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Six Months Ended June 30 1995 1994 (In Millions) Earnings: Earnings (loss) before income taxes $ 257 $ (1) Fixed charges, from below 587 497 Undistributed earnings of affiliates (23) - Interest capitalized (22) (19) Earnings $ 799 $ 477 Fixed charges: Interest expense $ 203 $ 166 Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor 384 331 Fixed charges $ 587 $ 497 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.36 (a) (a) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $20 million in the first six months of 1994.