**Exhibit12.2**

 

**NORTHWESTAIRLINES CORPORATION**

**COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

**AND PREFERRED STOCK REQUIREMENTS**

**(Dollarsin millions)**

 

 
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **Three months ended** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **March 31**           | ** ** |
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **2005**               | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** |
| **Earnings:**                                                            |       |                   |       |   |   |
|                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| Income (loss) before income taxes                                        |       | $                      | (445       | ) | $ | (223 | ) |
| Less: Income from less than 50% owned investees                     | ** ** | 3                      | ** ** | 1 | ** ** |
| Add:                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| Rent expense representative of interest  (1)                        |       | 62                     |       | 62 |   |
| Interest expense net of capitalized interest                             |       | 144                    |       | 124 |   |
| Amortization of debt discount and expense                                |       | 7                      |       | 8 |   |
| Amortization of interest capitalized                                     |       | 2                      |       | 2 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| **Adjusted earnings (loss)**                                             |       | $                      | (233       | ) | $ | (28 | ) |
|                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| **Fixed charges and preferred stock requirements:**                      |       |                   |       |   |   |
|                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| Rent expense representative of interest (1)                              |       | $                      | 62         |   | $ | 62 |   |
| Interest expense net of capitalized interest                             |       | 144                    |       | 124 |   |
| Preferred stock requirements                                             |       | 8                      |       | 7 | ** ** |
| Amortization of debt discount and expense                                |       | 7                      |       | 8 |   |
| Capitalized interest                                                     |       | 2                      |       | 2 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| **Fixed charges and preferred stock requirements**                       |       | $                      | 223        |   | $ | 203 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                   |       |   |   |
| **Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred  stock requirements** |       | —                 | (2)        | — | (2) |

 

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| (1)    | Calculated as one-third of  rentals, which is considered representative of the interest factor.                                                                                                  |
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| (2)    | Earnings were inadequate  to cover fixed charges and preferred stock requirements by $456 million

and $231 million for the  three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. |

 

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