Exhibit 12.2 UAL Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements Nine Months Ended September 30 1997 1996 ---- ---- (In Millions) Earnings: Earnings before income taxes and extraordinary item $1,472 $ 937 Fixed charges, from below 823 895 Undistributed earnings of affiliates (20) (40) Interest capitalized (75) (57) ----- ----- Earnings $2,200 $1,735 ===== ===== Fixed charges: Interest expense $ 213 $ 230 Preferred stock dividend requirements 95 75 Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor 515 590 ----- ----- Fixed charges $ 823 $ 895 ===== ===== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.67 1.94 ===== =====