Rule 8.3 - BRITISH AIRWAYS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BRITISH AIRWAYS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               02 December 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      40,946,517     3.55%      2,168,822     0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,134,171     0.27%        711,151     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,080,688     3.82%      2,879,973     0.25%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of     Securities Price per unit
Purchase        1,848         1.5710
Purchase        512,271       1.5390
Purchase        67,918        1.5390
Purchase        82,494        1.5155
Purchase        6,783         1.5710
Purchase        8,400         1.5595
Purchase        919           1.5710
Purchase        10,432        1.5999
Purchase        4,989         1.5710
Purchase        5,124         1.4607
Purchase        16,696        1.5710
Purchase        39,753        1.5710
Purchase        32,732        1.4033
Purchase        255,268       1.5609
Sale            10,200        1.5052
Sale            168,697       1.5528
Sale            51,460        1.5179
Sale            506,619       1.5355
Sale            47,450        1.4460
Sale            640,246       1.5423
Sale            275           Transfer
Sale            4,518         1.5600
Sale            4,451         1.5710
Sale            1,344,738     1.3970
Sale            68,139        1.5340

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          25000         1.4405
CFD            Long          10200         1.5051
CFD            Long          51460         1.5178
CFD            Long          68139         1.534
CFD            Long          506619        1.5354
CFD            Long          640246        1.5422
CFD            Long          143697        1.5723
CFD            Short         32732         1.4033
CFD            Short         20138         1.4578
CFD            Short         82494         1.5154
CFD            Short         67918         1.5389
CFD            Short         512271        1.539
CFD            Short         69909         1.5391
CFD            Short         113250        1.5495
CFD            Short         8400          1.5594
CFD            Short         142018        1.5699
CFD            Short         10432         1.5999

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         03 December 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk