Holding in Company

British Airways PLC
15 November 2001

LETTER TO:  BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
13 November 2001

Set out below are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. 
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the 
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the disclosure constitutes 
separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes 
of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of these 
entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes. For 
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct 
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its 
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.


NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:    British Airways

2. Notifiable Interest:       Ordinary Shares

     A     FMR Corp
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company 
           (FMRCO) investment manager for US mutual funds. (See Schedule A for  
           listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)

     B     Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
           P.O. BOX HM 670
           Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

           Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
           including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), investment 
           managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional 
           clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and 
           their holdings).

3.     The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of

           Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity 
           International Limited.

4.     The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
       unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from 
       reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5.     These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
       notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for 
       the purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate 
       that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
       Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
       or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of 
       the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these 
       notifications on a joint basis.

6.     The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act,
       namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled
       to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to 
       control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
       respectively.

From:  Fidelity Investments

SCHEDULE A

SECURITY: British Airways Plc    


                      SHARES HELD   MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED
                                     COMPANY     NAME

(Ordinary Shares)
                     
                      12,560,300    FMRCO        HBSC
                       2,118,300    FMRCO        Chase Nominees Limited
                          94,600    FMRCO        State Street Nominees Limited
                       4,768,009    FISL         Chase Nominees Limited
                         327,922    FIL          Chase Nominees Limited
                       18,728,133   FIL          HBSC


TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES: 38,597,264

The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 7,500 ADR's(10 
shares per ADR)
                            75,000  FMRCo        HBSC

Total Ordinary Shares 
and ADR's              38,672,264


CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 3.57%

SHARES IN ISSUE:    1,082,742,082

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
 LAST FILING:         (4,905,700) ordinary shares