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               04 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      41,444,117     3.59%      1,658,933     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,128,814     0.27%        730,527     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,572,931     3.86%      2,389,460     0.21%

(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        132,443       1.5999
Purchase        88,045        1.5877
Purchase        3,000         1.5750
Purchase        38,700        1.5764
Purchase        94,853        1.5958
Purchase        18,480        1.5520
Purchase        27,000        1.5549
Purchase        2,585         1.5520
Purchase        13,663        1.5759
Sale            445           1.6141
Sale            1,000         1.5641
Sale            527           1.5520
Sale            3,644         1.6050
Sale            15,390        1.5520
Sale            18,600        1.6265
Sale            60,485        1.5985
Sale            112,828       1.6106
Sale            79,658        1.5971
Sale            218,301       1.5806

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          37289         1.5781
CFD            Long          218301        1.5805
CFD            Long          79658         1.5971
CFD            Long          60485         1.5985
CFD            Long          112828        1.6106
CFD            Long          18600         1.6265
CFD            Short         108618        1.5493
CFD            Short         27000         1.5548
CFD            Short         3000          1.575
CFD            Short         38700         1.5764
CFD            Short         34918         1.5835
CFD            Short         88045         1.5877
CFD            Short         132443        1.5999
CFD            Short         59935         1.6029

(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                         05 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