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               10 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      40,887,727     3.54%      2,004,437     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,103,760     0.27%        706,151     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,991,487     3.81%      2,710,588     0.23%


(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        98,859                  1.7290
Purchase        6,360                   1.6803
Purchase        5,723                   1.6482
Purchase        33,700                  1.6929
Purchase        170,952                 1.6951
Purchase        4,000                   1.6670
Purchase        17,047                  1.7290
Purchase        23,500                  1.6929
Purchase        75,210                  1.6921
Purchase        32,966                  1.7290
Purchase        98,859                  1.7290
Purchase        3,901                   1.7290
Purchase        84,764                  1.6949
Purchase        7,728                   1.7290
Purchase        7,921                   1.6979
Purchase        2,585                   1.7290
Purchase        32,966                  1.7290
Purchase        20,328                  1.7290
Sale            292,730                 1.7115
Sale            32,966                  1.7290
Sale            44,696                  1.6952
Sale            58,809                  1.7115
Sale            10,509                  1.6920
Sale            54,619                  1.6979
Sale            25,293                  1.7290
Sale            168,882                 1.6963
Sale            90,777                  1.6955
Sale            373                     1.6641
Sale            98,859                  1.7290
Sale            98,859                  1.7290
Sale            32,966                  1.7290
Sale            5,723                   1.6747
Sale            60,458                  1.7115
Sale            67,918                  1.7115

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5723          1.6746
CFD            Long          44696         1.6951
CFD            Long          90777         1.6954
CFD            Long          168882        1.6962
CFD            Long          54619         1.6979
CFD            Long          14518         1.6981
CFD            Short         5723          1.6482
CFD            Short         4000          1.667
CFD            Short         6360          1.6803
CFD            Short         41925         1.6827
CFD            Short         48676         1.6896
CFD            Short         84764         1.6949
CFD            Short         170952        1.695
CFD            Short         26534         1.6966

(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                         11 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