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               15 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      41,397,926     3.59%      1,465,934     0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,584,173     0.22%        717,750     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,982,099     3.81%      2,183,684     0.19%

(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        14,708                  1.5929
Purchase        1,519                   1.5940
Purchase        68,282                  1.5940
Purchase        966                     1.6300
Purchase        74,772                  1.5940
Purchase        8,601                   1.6162
Purchase        1                       1.6300
Purchase        948                     1.6491
Purchase        628                     1.6312
Purchase        23,676                  1.5900
Purchase        53,841                  1.6270
Purchase        40,471                  1.6439
Purchase        129,817                 1.6233
Sale            2,986                   1.6091
Sale            628                     1.6248
Sale            63,698                  1.6249
Sale            8,776                   1.6226
Sale            245,225                 1.6360
Sale            2,162                   Transfer
Sale            2,400                   1.6250
Sale            6,400                   1.5950
Sale            1                       1.6200
Sale            112,800                 1.6203


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6400          1.595
CFD            Long          1             1.62
CFD            Long          112800        1.6203
CFD            Long          8776          1.6226
CFD            Long          628           1.6247
CFD            Long          63698         1.6248
CFD            Long          245225        1.636
CFD            Short         14708         1.5928
CFD            Short         129817        1.6232
CFD            Short         53841         1.6269
CFD            Short         1             1.63
CFD            Short         628           1.6312
CFD            Short         10471         1.6416
CFD            Short         30000         1.6447

(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                         16 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