Rule 8.3 - QANTAS 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              QANTAS AIRWAYS
Class of relevant security    NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               12 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      74,677,752     3.83%      3,667,845     0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives      501,779     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,179,531     3.86%      3,667,845     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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      4,300                2.2755 AUD
Purchase      6,822                2.2900 AUD
Purchase      100,282              2.2675 AUD
Purchase      135,274              2.2274 AUD
Purchase      54,105               2.2400 AUD
Purchase      2,062                2.2400 AUD
Purchase      54,105               2.2400 AUD
Sale          54,105               2.2400 AUD
Sale          221,258              2.2432 AUD
Sale          18,175               2.2432 AUD
Sale          32,092               2.2432 AUD
Sale          107,288              2.2432 AUD
Sale          66,696               2.2432 AUD
Sale          70,180               2.2432 AUD
Sale          135,274              2.2274 AUD
Sale          15,017               2.2432 AUD
Sale          46,529               2.2432 AUD
Sale          280,900              2.2607 AUD
Sale          135,274              2.2274 AUD
Sale          164,266              2.2432 AUD
Sale          24,830               2.2432 AUD
Sale          605,022              2.2432 AUD
Sale          42,699               2.2432 AUD
Sale          13,704               2.2432 AUD
Sale          26,006               2.2432 AUD
Sale          105,209              2.2432 AUD
Sale          15,476               2.2432 AUD
Sale          3,454                2.2432 AUD
Sale          76,798               2.2432 AUD
Sale          14,959               2.2432 AUD
Sale          22,535               2.2432 AUD
Sale          129,747              2.2432 AUD
Sale          33,621               2.2432 AUD
Sale          49,657               2.2432 AUD
Sale          38,915               2.2432 AUD
Sale          40,954               2.2432 AUD
Sale          14,152               2.2432 AUD
Sale          65,599               2.2432 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            280900          2.2607
CFD            Short           4300            2.2754

(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                         15 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)