Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
07 December 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) : (X)



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



INVESCO PLC



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):

     4 December 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 December 2007



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

10%, 11%



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               115,483,102                        115,483,102

(GB0001290575)




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 (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


Ordinary Shares 25p          127,489,210                           127,489,210                      11.05%



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


127,489,210                    11.05%



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                                          Number of Shares
Allianz Investment Bank AG                                        470,082
Bear Stearns                                                      8,818
Bank of Ireland (Dublin)                                          666,300
Bank of New York                                                  114,435
Banque Paribas                                                    371,906
Banque Paribas (Frankfurt)                                        187,939
Banque Paribas (Jersey)                                           33,274
Bank of New York (Brussels)                                       69,851
Bank of New York (Singapore)                                      36,000
Chase Bank                                                        199,426
JP Morgan Chase                                                   4,351,598
Chase (Frankfurt)                                                 157,986
Vidacos Nominees                                                  103,180,705
Credit Agricole Indosuez                                          1,886,930
Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt)                                         161,829
EKK EG Kassel                                                     31,395
Erste Bank                                                        145,514
HSBC Nominees                                                     1,492,156
Japan Trustee Services Bank                                       1,695
KAS Bank, Amsterdam                                               390,471
Landersbank Hessen-Thurigen Girozentrale                          26,195
Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh)                                          723,340
Morgan Stanley (London)                                           41,074
Santander Central Hispano Investment                              16,116
State Street (Sydney)                                             6,300
State Street Trust & Banking (London)                             11,410,604
Trust & Custody Services                                          7,341
Northern Trust Company (London)                                   1,114,921
Vorarlberger Landes-und Hypothekenbk Akti                         120,496
Other                                                             64,513



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:

Rosalind McDonald



15. Contact telephone number:

01491 417404

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







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

Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119


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