Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
15 August 2006

                                  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


BANK OF IRELAND                                                         232,256
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         1,027,581
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         478,385
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         778,212
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         108,810
BANK OF IRELAND                                                         566,972
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                        926,278
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                        6,739,408
Bank of New York                                                        40,252
Bank of New York                                                        23,831
Bank of New York                                                        429,850
Bank of New York                                                        383,669
Bank of New York                                                        1,023,401
Bank of New York                                                        1,241,215
Bank of New York                                                        291,498
BARCLAYS BANK FRANCE SA- CLIENTS                                        460
BARCLAYS BANK FRANCE SA- CLIENTS                                        750
BARCLAYS BANK PLC- PORTUGAL- CLIENTS                                    13,600
BARCLAYS BANK SA                                                        1,000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                               1,702,838
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                               1,035,000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                               2,924,163
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                        40,095
Barclays Noms Monument R97                                              29,772
Barclays Trust & Co & Others                                            1,625
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                   1,020
Barclayshare Nominees Limited                                           2,963
BNP PARIBAS                                                             234,375
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                  225,642
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                                  495,719
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                                                111,270
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      548,506
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      154,798
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      160,226
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      940,328
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      1,466,578
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      26,618,675
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      370,354
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      67,076
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      131,839
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      358,058
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      366,652
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      450,160
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      1,006,573
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      40,547
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      311,700
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           179,598
CITIBANK                                                                92,234
CITIBANK                                                                290,311
CITIBANK                                                                287,645
CITIBANK                                                                30,343
Clydesdale Nominees - HGB0125                                           4,080
Clydesdale Nominees - HGB0125                                           347
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT                                          46,881
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                                                    5,718
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                                                    1,757,248
HSBC                                                                    667,688
HSBC                                                                    41,436
ibt                                                                     430,128
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              33,400
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              6,354
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              34,182
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              173,565
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              5,132
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              15,321
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              1,575,792
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              29,854
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              156,791
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              53,514
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              96,848
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              8,847
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              2,886,496
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              311,684
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              65,234
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              52,090
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              3,810,320
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              8,964,640
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              1,411,184
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              768,776
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              56,828
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              563,787
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 90,602
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 19,937
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 107,950
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 304,915
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 33,862
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 596,925
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 1,042,490
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 71,859
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 341,605
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 571,728
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 8,891,131
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 189,580
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 78,055
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 9,828
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 14,771
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 24,359
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 6,913
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 58,025
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 27,856
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 2,934,280
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 634,490
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 134,578
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 310,472
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 203,986
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 1,143,610
JPM FRANKFURT                                                           175,054
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     19,408
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     5,393
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     565,760
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     129,350
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     34,463
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     107,950
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     1,103,369
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     1,180,866
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     314,891
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     6,022
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     49,451
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     1,490,704
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     5,101
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     6,011
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     17,206
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     96,167
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     19,937
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     28,455
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     310,997
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     90,602
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     58,087
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     76,435
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     61,124
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     81,716
KAS ASSOCIATES                                                          194,956
Master Trust Bank                                                       115,106
MELLON                                                                  88,451
MELLON BANK                                                             1,796,898
MELLON BANK                                                             118,416
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                             23,678
Mellon Trust  - US Custodian                                            400,906
Mellon Trust of New England                                             243,140
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                                            1,425,043
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL                                          79,808
Mitsui Asset                                                            10,172
NORDEA BANK                                                             205,157
NORTHERN TRUST                                                          13,258
NORTHERN TRUST                                                          31,590
NORTHERN TRUST                                                          228,648
NORTHERN TRUST                                                          247,670
NORTHERN TRUST                                                          690,810
NORTHERN TRUST                                                          1,380,587
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          131,792
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          510,214
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          601,142
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                 2,184
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                 393
STATE STREET                                                            108,964
STATE STREET                                                            548,793
STATE STREET                                                            298,243
STATE STREET                                                            21,572
STATE STREET                                                            148,938
STATE STREET                                                            17,937
STATE STREET                                                            21,569
STATE STREET                                                            12,254
STATE STREET                                                            41,678
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                          468,855
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                     293,370
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                     430,128
STATE STREET TRUST OF Canada                                            412,447
The Northern Trust Company - U                                          288,156
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                           5,766
UBS                                                                     19,923
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  74,413
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  13,906
TOTAL                                                                   114,663,533





5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


1,566,639



6. Percentage of issued class


0.14%



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


15 August 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


114,663,533



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


10.08%



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


15 August 2006



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