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               08 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      41,401,925     3.59%      1,862,915     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,077,588     0.27%        706,151     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,479,513     3.86%      2,569,066     0.22%


(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        919           1.7250
Purchase        356,591       1.6814
Purchase        45,086        1.6804
Purchase        87,095        1.7019
Purchase        1,838         1.7250
Purchase        98,859        1.6836
Purchase        32,966        1.6836
Purchase        22,176        1.7250
Purchase        20,328        1.7250
Purchase        10,753        1.6878
Purchase        6,306         1.5440
Purchase        4,609         1.5230
Purchase        7,137         1.6240
Sale            9,949         1.7250
Sale            137           1.6541
Sale            3,161         1.6897
Sale            111,764       1.6323
Sale            123,684       1.6850
Sale            352,711       1.6768
Sale            7,388         1.7250
Sale            56,986        1.6759
Sale            5,000         1.7267

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          111764        1.6322
CFD            Long          56986         1.6758
CFD            Long          352711        1.6768
CFD            Long          123684        1.6849
CFD            Long          3161          1.6897
CFD            Long          5000          1.7267
CFD            Short         8794          1.5946
CFD            Short         7137          1.6239
CFD            Short         38888         1.6261
CFD            Short         45086         1.6804
CFD            Short         356591        1.6814
CFD            Short         87095         1.7018
CFD            Short         52704         1.7119
CFD            Short         69433         1.714

(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                         09 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