Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
10 October 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: ( X )



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) : (  )



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

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies............




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



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

8 October 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 October 2007



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

5%



8. Notified details:

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



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               58,962,509                         58,962,509

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


                             7,416,226                7,416,226    50,191,318           0.64%       4.35%



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


57,607,544                     5.00%



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


Name of the Company/Fund                        Direct/Indirect           Number of Shares
AXA Ireland Pension Fund                        Indirect                  7,000
AXA Sun Life Plc                                Direct                    1,220,802

AXA Rosenberg
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution   Indirect                  89,578
Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund     Indirect                  75,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund Indirect                  220,000
AXA Institutional                               Direct                    119,365
Equity Fund
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                  Direct                    928,198
AXA Rosenberg
AXA General Unit Trust                          Indirect                  510,000
AXA Financial, Inc                              Indirect                  28,229,798
AXA Colonia Konzern                             Indirect                  27,616
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                Direct                    400,000
AXA France                                      Indirect                  8,424
AXA Rosenberg                                   Indirect                  20,838,902
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited            Direct                    4,185
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited            Direct                    14,250
AXA Sun Life                                    Direct                    165,000
LTAV UK Equity Life
AXA Sun Life                                    Direct                    228,300
ABL High Alpha
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited FTSE All Share  Direct                    207,024
Tracker
AXA Sun                                         Direct                    750,943
LTAV UK Equity Pension
AXA Sun Life                                    Direct                    1,115,600
ABL High Alpha Pension
AXA Sun Life                                    Direct                    997,268
FTSE All Share Tracker Pension
AXA Framlington UK Growth                       Indirect                  185,000
AXA Winterhur                                   Direct                    1,265,291


Total Direct                                    7,416,226                 0.64348
Total Indirect                                  50,191,318                4.35492
TOTAL                                           57,607.544



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:

Terry Marsh



15. Contact telephone number:

0207 003 2637

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







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

Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119


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