Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Airways PLC
24 January 2006

                              British Airways Plc

  Employee share schemes: Announcement of transactions in shares and change in
                              directors' interests

On 24 January 2006 the Company received notification from Computershare Trustee
(CI) Limited, the trustee of the British Airways Employee Benefits Trustees
(Jersey) Limited (the 'Trust') that on 24 January 2006 the Trust had sold 15,469
ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 323.75p for each share.



The executive directors of the Company listed below, as well as other employees
of the Company, are potential beneficiaries of the Trust. As such, they are
deemed to be interested in the shares held by the Trust. Accordingly, the number
of shares in which the directors are interested decreased by 15,469 on the date
of sale.

The relevant executive directors are Willie Walsh, Martin George and Keith
Williams.

This announcement is made under Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 and
Disclosure Rule 3.1.4.



Contact

Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary

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