Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
11 March 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


British Airways Plc




2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays PLC



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


As above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


ALMIXFTTL-18048-CHASE MANHATTAN - 44,033
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTAN - 16,525,237
Bank of Ireland - 151,003
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD - 1,688,120
Barclays Trust & Co & Others - 1,375
Barclays Trust Co E99 - 1,152
Barclays Trust Co R69 - 275
BLENTFUKQ-17011-CHASE MANHATTAN - 8,768
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTAN - 106,873
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTAN - 148,203
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTAN - 278,456
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTAN -136,510
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTAN - 705,790
BLEQPTUKQ-16338-CHASE MANHATTAN - 37,840
BLEQPTUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTAN - 65,109
BLEQPTUKQ-16400-CHASE MANHATTAN - 9,725,941
CHATRKTTL - 16376 - CHASE MANHATTAN - 559,488
Clydesdale Nominees - 4,080
Clydesdale Nominees - 300
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 60,237
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 2,584,098
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 814,026
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 135,629
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 4,483,379
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 1,105,441
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 452,842
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 5,026
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 76,986
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 539,520
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 5,602
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 363,105
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 7,430
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 15,321
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 375,282
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 103,667
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 15,962
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 7,153
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 62,836
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 47,307
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 68,269
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 58,338
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 16,827
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 22,850
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 6,011
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 250,029
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 6,200
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 6,136
Mellon Trust - Boston - 191,109
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL - 2,913
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA - 399,167
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA - 173,337
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA - 59,930
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 39,238
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 12,280
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 61,067
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 8,508
STATE STREET - 12,213
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST - 512,867
SWAN NOMINEES LIMITED - 2,184
SWAN NOMINEES LIMITED - 1,028
TOTAL - 43,359,903



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


626,247



6. Percentage of issued class


0.05%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/a



8. Percentage of issued class


N/a



9. Class of security


ordinary shares of 25p



10. Date of transaction


Not known






11. Date company informed


10 March 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


43,359,903



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.00%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Alan Buchanan, 020 8738 5119



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary



Date of notification


10 March 2004



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