Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
02 April 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):



British Airways Plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (   )



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )



Other (please specify) : (X) - Initial disclosure under the Financial Services
Authority's Disclosure Transparency Rules



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Standard Life Investments Ltd



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

    Vidacos Nominees



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):



23/03/2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

27/03/2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Direct voting rights exceed 4% and total voting rights exceed 7%



8. Notified details:

Initial disclosure under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure
Transparency Rules



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


Ordinary Shares 25p GB0001290575  Initial disclosure                 Initial disclosure

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


                             47,771,315               47,771,315   Below 3%             4.149%      Below 3%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


82,201,873                     7.139%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Standard Life Investments Ltd



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................



13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:




15. Contact telephone number:



.................







---------------------------------

Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119


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