Exhibit 12.2

NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORPORATION        COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK REQUIREMENTS        (Dollars in millions)

|                                                                    |                                                | Three months ended
March 31 |     
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|Earnings:                                                           |                                                |                             |     
|Income (loss) before income taxes                                   |                                                | $                           | (273
|Less: Income from less than 50% owned investees                     |                                                |                             | 4   
|Add:                                                                |                                                |                             |     
|                                                                    | Rent expense representative of interest (1)    |                             |     
|                                                                    | Interest expense net of capitalized interest   |                             |     
|                                                                    | Interest of preferred security holder          |                             |     
|                                                                    | Amortization of debt discount and expense      |                             |     
|                                                                    | Amortization of interest capitalized           |                             |     
|                                                                    |                                                |                             |     
|                                                                    | Adjusted earnings (loss)                       |                             | $   
|                                                                    |                                                |                             |     
|Fixed charges and preferred stock requirements:                     |                                                |                             |     
|Rent expense representative of interest (1)                         |                                                | $                           | 58  
|Interest expense net of capitalized interest                        |                                                |                             | 72  
|Interest of preferred security holder                               |                                                |                             | 6   
|Preferred stock requirements                                        |                                                |                             | 1   
|Amortization of debt discount                                       |                                                |                             | 2   
|Capitalized interest                                                |                                                |                             | 8   
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|                                                                    | Fixed charges and preferred stock requirements |                             | $   
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock requirements |                                                |                             |    
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