Holding in Company

British Airways PLC
4 October 2001


LETTER TO BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
DATED 3 OCTOBER 2001


Re:  Section 198 Notification

Company Secretary:

Below is a Section 198 Notification dated 2 October 2001.

Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies, 
Inc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously.
For a description of our organization, please visit our Web site at 
www.capgroup.com.

For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 
1,082,609,165 shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the 
relevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe this 
outstanding share balance is current.


LETTER DATED 2 OCTOBER 2001


                           SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION 
                           Notification of Increase

This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its 
affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International 
Limited, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., and Capital 
Research and Management Company, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 
1985.

The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of 
holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form part 
of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies.

     Share capita) to which this relates:

         Ordinary Shares (1,082,609,165 shares outstanding) 

     Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest:

         88,645,640 

     Name(s) of registered holder(s):

         See Schedule B


LETTER FROM: THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.



As of 2 October 2001

                                                       Number of      Percent of
                                                          Shares     Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings     88,645,640           8.19%
 
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

* Capital Guardian Trust Company                      11,951,100           1.10%

* Capital International Limited                        5,198,700           0.48%

* Capital International S.A.                           1,713,500           0.16%

* Capital International, Inc.                             19,000           0.00%

* Capital Research and Management Company             69,763,340           6.44%



                                    Schedule A


                    Schedule of holdings in British Airways plc 
                              As of 2 October 2001

                        Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                                    Local Shares


State Street Nominees Limited                                         1,792,800

Bank of New York Nominees                                               183,300

Chase Nominees Limited                                                5,476,700

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.                                                14,300

Midland Bank plc                                                      1,991,300

Bankers Trust                                                           816,100

Barclays Bank                                                           445,200

Nortrust Nominees                                                     1,173,000

Citibank NA                                                              20,900

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                             37,500

                                                         TOTAL       11,951,100



                       Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                                    Local Shares


State Street Nominees Limited                                           439,500

Bank of New York Nominees                                               604,800

Chase Nominees Limited                                                1,499,200

Midland Bank plc                                                         41,000

Bankers Trust                                                           948,200

Barclays Bank                                                            82,000

Citibank London                                                          70,000

Morgan Guaranty                                                          89,500

Nortrust Nominees                                                       759,600

Royal Bank of Scotland                                                   48,000

MSS Nominees Limited                                                    160,000

State Street Bank A Trust Co.                                            70,000

Lloyds Bank                                                              57,000

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.                                                    28,000

Citibank NA                                                              70,000

Deutsche Bank AG                                                         78,400

HSBC Bank plc                                                            68,000

KAS UK                                                                   29,000

Bank One London                                                          56,500

                                                          TOTAL       5,198,700



Capital International S.A.


Registered                                                         Local Shares


State Street Nominees Limited                                            23,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                                  767,000

Midland Bank plc                                                        307,600

Barclays Bank                                                           120,700

Nortrust Nominees                                                        33,000

Morgan Stanley                                                           36,500

Royal Bank of Scotland                                                  152,000

National Westminster Bank                                                22,700

Lloyds Bank                                                              17,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                                      30,000

Deutsche Bank AG                                                         84,000

HSBC Bank plc                                                           120,000

                                                      TOTAL           1,713,500



                         Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name                                                    Local Shares


Bank of New York Nominees                                                19,000

                                                      TOTAL              19,000



                   Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name                                                    Local Shares


State Street Nominees Limited                                         1,604,800

Chase Nominees Limited                                               67,994,540

Cede & Co.                                                              164,000

                                                      TOTAL          69,763,340


                                     Schedule B