EX-12 5 f9exhibit12.htm Frontier Airlines, Inc Amendment to S3

                                                                                                Exhibit 12
                                   Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


                                            Frontier Airlines, Inc. Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                 Years Ended March 31 and 9 months ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
                                                          (Dollars in 000’s)


                                                                                                         Nine Months      Nine Months
                                                                                                            Ended            Ended
                                                                                                         December 31,    December 31,
                                    1997           1998          1999          2000          2001            2000            2001
                                  --------       --------      --------      --------      --------      ------------    ------------
Pre-tax income (loss)from
   continuing operations:      $  (12,186)     $   (17,746)  $   25,086    $    43,415   $   88,332     $   76,527    $     23,639

Fixed charges:
   Interest expensed                    20              324         701            119           94             56           2,118
   Estimate of interest
   within rental expense             8,437           12,179      15,351         21,712       26,900         20,067          21,922
                               --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- --------------- ----------------
Total Fixed Charges                  8,457           12,503      16,052         21,831       26,994         20,123          24,040
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Earnings (loss)                $   (3,729)     $    (5,243)  $   41,138    $    65,246   $  115,326     $   96,650    $     47,679
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Earnings/Fixed Charges Ratio        ---            ---             2.56           2.99         4.27           4.80            1.98

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Dollar deficiency for ratios
     ‹1:1                      $    20,643     $     30,249
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Rental expense                 $    25,337     $     36,574  $   46,099    $    65,202   $   80,782     $   60,261    $     65,832
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One-third of rental expense
                                     8,437     $     12,179  $   15,351    $    21,712   $   26,900     $   20,067    $     21,922
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