EC/DOJ Investigations

British Airways PLC
14 February 2006


EC/DOJ Investigations


British Airways Plc has today (14 February 2006) received a request for
information from both the European Commission and the United States Department
of Justice relating to alleged cartel activity involving British Airways and a
number of other airlines and cargo operators.

British Airways' policy is to conduct its business in full compliance with all
the applicable competition laws.  British Airways is assisting the European
Commission and United States Department of Justice with their investigation.


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February 14, 2006                                                   017/RG/06

Certain information included in these statements is forward-looking and involves
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to
results of operations and financial conditions and the company's plans and
objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of
the company's Business Plan programmes, expected future revenues, financing
plans and expected expenditures and divestments. All forward-looking statements
in this report are based upon information known to the company on the date of
this report. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

It is not reasonably possible to itemise all of the many factors and specific
events that could cause the company's forward looking statements to be incorrect
or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations
or results of an airline operating in the global economy. Information on some
factors which could result in material difference to the results is available in
the company's SEC filings, including, without limitation the company's Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended March 2005.






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