Directorate Change

British Airways PLC
5 April 2002


Board Changes

Changes to the Board of British Airways were agreed at its Meeting this morning
all of which will take effect from the Company's Annual General Meeting on 16
July, 2002. Currently twelve in number, the Board will reduce to eleven members.

Mr Michael Davies, a Board Member since May 1983, is to retire at the end of his
current three year term and will not be standing for re-election. After seven
years on the Board, the Hon. Raymond Seitz will also retire.

Paying tributes, the Chairman of British Airways, Lord Marshall of
Knightsbridge, said: 'As our longest-serving non-executive director, Michael
Davies has played a significant role in helping to guide this company to its
successes and through some of its toughest challenges. His expertise and wise
counsel have made an outstanding contribution to British Airways, for which we
are immensely grateful.

'Raymond Seitz, who is retiring at his own request, also leaves with our thanks
and much appreciation for his substantial contribution. His perspective on
international affairs, in general; and special knowledge of the vital US market,
in particular, have been highly valued.'

At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders will be asked to elect Mr Maarten
van den Bergh as a non-executive Director for a term of three years. A Dutch
national, Mr van den Bergh is Chairman of Lloyds TSB Group and a non-executive
Director of BT Group and Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. An economics graduate,
he began his career with the Royal Dutch /Shell Group of Companies in 1968 where
he rose to President of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Vice-Chairman of
the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group before
retiring from these executive positions in 2000.

As previously announced, Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge, who will be 70 in
November 2003, will be standing for re-election at the Annual General Meeting
for a further period of two years.

Dr Ashok Ganguly and Lord Renwick of Clifton will also be standing for re-
election at the Annual General Meeting when their respective current terms of
office come to an end. In addition, in accordance with the Company's Articles of
Association, shareholders will be asked to elect Mr John Rishton, Chief
Financial Officer, and Captain Michael Jeffery, the non-executive Chairman of
the Board's Safety Review Committee, both of whom were appointed to the Board
since the last Annual General Meeting.

The other Board Members are Rod Eddington, Chief Executive, Mike Street,
Director of Customer Service and Operations, Martin Broughton, Senior
Independent non-executive Director, the Baroness O'Cathain and Dr Martin Read.


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