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               11 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      41,156,534     3.57%      1,786,970     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,885,178     0.25%        710,706     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,041,712     3.82%      2,497,676     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        20,328                  1.6500
Purchase        13,940                  1.6612
Purchase        42,215                  1.6611
Purchase        43,416                  1.6428
Purchase        92,233                  1.6355
Purchase        116,015                 1.6356
Purchase        1,420                   1.6500
Purchase        3,210                   1.6500
Purchase        132,871                 1.6507
Purchase        5,170                   1.6500
Purchase        2,585                   1.6500
Purchase        2,360                   1.6500
Purchase        8,621                   1.6412
Purchase        4,830                   1.6500
Purchase        219,746                 1.6485
Sale            1,739                   1.6500
Sale            47,308                  1.6450
Sale            13,940                  1.6049
Sale            54,322                  1.6420
Sale            114,246                 1.6474
Sale            208,598                 1.6450

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          13940         1.6049
CFD            Long          5825          1.6357
CFD            Long          54322         1.642
CFD            Long          255906        1.6449
CFD            Long          114246        1.6474
CFD            Long          6878          1.6493
CFD            Short         208248        1.6355
CFD            Short         39711         1.6422
CFD            Short         3705          1.6484
CFD            Short         219746        1.6485
CFD            Short         132871        1.6507
CFD            Short         6581          1.6509
CFD            Short         56155         1.6611
CFD            Short         7237          1.6772

(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                         12 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