Exhibit 12
UAL Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Six Months Ended
June 30
2000 1999
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(In Millions)
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Earnings:
Earnings before income taxes,
extraordinary item and cumulative
effect of accounting change $ 714 $1,176
Fixed charges, from below 509 501
Undistributed (earnings)losses of affiliates 3 (27)
Interest capitalized (40) (36)
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Earnings $1,186 $1,614
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense $ 192 $ 184
Portion of rental expense representative
of the interest factor 317 317
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Fixed charges $ 509 $ 501
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.33 3.22
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