Directorate Change

British Airways PLC
05 December 2003

5 December, 2003

DIRECTOR CHANGES

In accordance with Chapter 16 of The Listing Rules, British Airways confirms
that, with effect from 1 December 2003, Mrs Alison Reed joined its main Board as
an additional non-executive Director.

Mrs Reed's interests in the securities of British Airways and other information
as required under paragraph 16.4 of The Listing Rules, follows.


Alan Buchanan
Company Secretary



Information required on the Appointment of a New Director:
Mrs Alison Reed ('the Director')



1.       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:                           Marks and Spencer plc
                                                 HSBC Bank plc

Past Directorships:                              BBC Children in Need Limited
                                                 (resigned 30 September 1999)


2.       Details of any unspent convictions in relation to indictable
offences.

Not applicable.



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

Not applicable.



4.       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.



5.        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.



6.        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.



7.         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.


Mrs Alison Reed:  Interests in the securities of British Airways Plc

1.     Ordinary shares                                                  none

2.     Ordinary shares subject to restrictions (Profit Share):          n/a

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

4.     Savings Related Share Option Schemes:                            n/a

5.     Conditional Ordinary Share Options:                              n/a



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