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               05 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      41,378,042     3.59%      1,735,714     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,120,206     0.27%        736,347     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,498,248     3.86%      2,472,061     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        1,138         1.5043
Purchase        155,329       1.5194
Purchase        5,170         1.5440
Purchase        7,392         1.5440
Purchase        59,772        1.5141
Purchase        25,300        1.5121
Purchase        16,600        1.5248
Purchase        115,668       1.5167
Sale            3,976         1.5698
Sale            153,698       1.5196
Sale            20,000        1.6050
Sale            126,013       1.5151
Sale            6,018         1.4959
Sale            43,687        1.5226
Sale            51,607        1.5145
Sale            2,796         1.5440
Sale            64,649        1.5252


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          51607         1.5144
CFD            Long          126013        1.5151
CFD            Long          153698        1.5195
CFD            Long          43687         1.5226
CFD            Long          64649         1.5251
CFD            Long          6184          1.5296
CFD            Long          3976          1.5697
CFD            Short         48315         1.5117
CFD            Short         25300         1.5121
CFD            Short         59772         1.5141
CFD            Short         155329        1.5193
CFD            Short         67353         1.5203
CFD            Short         16600         1.5247
CFD            Short         12861         1.5289
CFD            Short         78712         1.5337


(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                         08 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