Holding in Company

British Airways PLC
11 September 2001


Letter to British Airways PLC

Dated 5 September 2001


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as of the date of this letter Barclays PLC, through its
subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your 
Company of 3.03%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out on the schedule below.

The issued capital of 1,082,631,376 is the latest figure available to us. 
 
Letter from Barclays PLC



Barclays Bank PLC - Registered Holders Analysis

BRITISH AIRWAYS               Sedol Number: 129057

As at 5/9/2001 Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a 
notifiable interest in 32,891,114 ORD GBP0.25 units representing 3.03% of the   
issued share capital of 1082631376 units.

Registered Holder                                                     Holding

MSTC Nominees Ltd                                                       4,080
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                     633,263
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                       538019          78,972
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                        73520         127,974
Chase Nominees Limited                                  16331         464,305
Chase Nominees Limited                                  16338          30,115
Chase Nominees Limited                                  16341         925,813
Chase Nominees Limited                                  16342          66,735
Chase Nominees Limited                                  16376         192,647
Chase nominees Limited                                  16400      10,237,667
Chase Nominees Limited                                  16530       2,477,159
Chase Nominees Limited                                  18408          73,247
DEM69                                                                   7,509
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd as executor                                  2,505
*** Unknown ***                                                           529
Phildrew Nominees Limited                                             133,150
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd - PEP                                     421
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                         4,537,557
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Limited a/c 5782A             813,905
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                           220
*** Unknown ***                                                       383,669
*** Unknown ***                                                        17,248
*** Unknown ***                                                        31,668
*** Unknown ***                                                         3,200
*** Unknown ***                                                        10,999
*** Unknown ***                                                        19,294
                                                                   11,617,263
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                                                          Total    32,891,114
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