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               16 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      41,698,984     3.61%      1,342,517     0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,430,762     0.21%        747,778     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,129,746     3.83%      2,090,295     0.18%

(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        39,066                  1.6228
Purchase        1,716                   1.6300
Purchase        60,825                  1.6230
Purchase        5,800                   1.6200
Purchase        86,975                  1.6300
Purchase        65,003                  1.6157
Purchase        116,051                 1.6265
Purchase        1,530                   1.6300
Purchase        1,700                   1.5992
Purchase        963                     1.6300
Purchase        31,416                  1.6300
Purchase        2,585                   1.5940
Purchase        33,925                  1.6300
Purchase        33,925                  1.6300
Purchase        7,755                   1.5940
Purchase        29,521                  1.6300
Purchase        16,336                  1.6100
Purchase        9,191                   1.6302
Sale            118,647                 1.6240
Sale            6,247                   1.6117
Sale            19,285                  1.6300
Sale            14,682                  1.6300
Sale            33,925                  1.6300
Sale            18,150                  1.6258
Sale            6,306                   1.6300
Sale            18,300                  1.6151
Sale            3,263                   1.6568
Sale            33,925                  1.6300
Sale            29,521                  1.6300
Sale            71                      1.6387

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            6247            1.6117
CFD            Long            3827            1.6139
CFD            Long            18300           1.615
CFD            Long            118647          1.6239
CFD            Long            18150           1.6257
CFD            Long            71              1.6387
CFD            Long            3263            1.6567
CFD            Short           13342           1.5926
CFD            Short           1700            1.5992
CFD            Short           20339           1.6059
CFD            Short           10320           1.6123
CFD            Short           65003           1.6157
CFD            Short           5800            1.62
CFD            Short           39066           1.6227
CFD            Short           60825           1.623
CFD            Short           116051          1.6264
CFD            Short           17159           1.642
CFD            Short           2339            1.6473

(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                         17 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