Holding in Company

British Airways PLC
7 December 2001




British Airways Plc has received today the disclosure below of share interests 
pursuant to S198 of the Companies Act, being share interests under the 
management of Fidelity Investments on behalf of its clients.


Below are closing 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 below 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.


Closing Amendment No 7 

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. 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.

7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the share 
capital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity 
International Limited and Us direct and indirect subsidiaries have no further 
reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK Companies Act. This 
statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn that no change
has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date hereof.
 
    
                                                          Closing Amendment No 7

Schedule A 

Security: British Airways Plc
 
                                        MANAGEMENT 
                            SHARES HELD  COMPANY   NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
(Ordinary Shares)
                             5,962,300    FMRCO    HSBC
                             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      HSBC

Total ordinary shares       31,999,264 

The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 7,500 ADRs 
(10 shares per ADR)

                                75,000    FMRCO    HSBC

Total ordinary Shares and
ADRs                        32,074,364

Current ownership percentage:     2.96%

Shares in issue:         1,082,742,082 

Change in holdings since 
 last filing:               (6,598,000) ordinary shares