Directorate Change

British Airways PLC
18 July 2002




18 July, 2002

DIRECTOR CHANGES

In accordance with Chapter 16 of The Listing Rules, British Airways Plc
announces the appointment with effect from 16 July 2002 of Mr Maarten van den
Bergh as an additional Director to its main Board. Mr van den Bergh will hold an
non-executive appointment as predicted in the announcement made on 5 April,
2002. His appointment was confirmed yesterday as a result of completion of the
counting of votes in a poll on a resolution to elect him at our Annual General
Meeting.

Mr van den Bergh's interests in the securities of British Airways and other
information as required under paragraph 16.4 of The Listing Rules, are attached.

I also confirm that, as announced on 5 April, 2002, Michael Davies and the
Honorable Raymond Seitz ceased to be directors on 16 July, 2002.




Yours faithfully,


Alan Buchanan
Company Secretary





Information required on the Appointment of a New Director:


Maarten van den Bergh ('the Director')

Details of all directorships held by the Director in any other publicly
quoted company at any time in the        previous five years, indicating dates
of retirement or resignation where applicable.

Current Directorships:                           BT Group plc
                                                 Lloyds TSB Group plc
                                                 Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
Past Directorships:                              British Telecommunications plc

                                                 resigned 19 November 2001




Details of any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences.

Not applicable.

Details of any bankruptcies or individual voluntary arrangements of the Director?

Not applicable.

Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors'
voluntary liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements
or any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of  
its creditors of any company of which the Director was a director with an
executive function at the time of or within the 12 months preceding such
events.

Not applicable.

Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership
voluntary arrangements of any partnerships of which the Director was a
partner at the time of or within the 12 months preceding such event.

Not applicable.

Details of receiverships of any asset of the Director or of any
partnership of which the Director was a partner at the time of or within
the 12 months preceding such event.

Not applicable.

Details of any public criticisms of the Director by any statutory or
regulatory authorities (including recognised professional bodies) and
whether the Director has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a     
director of a company or from acting in the management or conduct of the
affairs of any company.

Not applicable.


Details required under Listing Rule 3.8:

Maarten van den Bergh, aged 60, a Dutch national, is Chairman of Lloyds
TSB Group and a non-executive director  of BT Group plc and Royal Dutch
Petroleum Company, having previously been President of Royal Dutch Petroleum    
Company and Vice-Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal
Dutch/Shell Group of companies.  He is also currently an Advisor to the
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong S.A.R and a Member of the President of       
the Philippines Special Board of Advisers. He is a Member of the Advisory
Council of the Amsterdam Institute of Finance, a Fellow and Vice
President of the Institute of Financial Services, a Companion of the Institute
of Management and a Member of the Guild of International Bankers.


   Maarten van den Bergh: Interests in the securities of British Airways Plc

1.      Ordinary shares                                                    none
2.      Ordinary shares subject to restrictions (Profit Share):            none

3.      Ordinary Share Options (Nil paid for grant):


    Date Granted        Number of        Exercise Price         Exercise From
                         Options
                           None


4.      Conditional Ordinary Share Options (Long Term Incentive Plan)


   Date Granted       Number of Shares    Price at Time
                       Under Options        of Grant
                            None









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