Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
10 January 2008



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 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 January 2008



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               58,150,616                         58,150,616

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


                             8,591,866                8,591,866    47,287,094           0.75        4.10



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


55,878,960                     4.85%



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                  8,000
AXA Rosenberg                                   Direct                    1,220,802
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution   Indirect                  31,330
Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund     Indirect                  138,938
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund Indirect                  100,000
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                  Direct                    115,000
AXA Rosenberg                                   Direct                    928,198
AXA General Unit Trust                          Indirect                  730,000
AXA Financial, Inc                              Indirect                  28,561,795
AXA Colonia Konzern                             Indirect                  56,000
AXA Colonia Konzern                             Direct                    15,927
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                Direct                    400,000
AXA France                                      Indirect                  11,424
AXA Rosenberg                                   Indirect                  17,464,604
AXA Financial Inc                               Indirect                  3
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited            Direct                    4,185
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited            Direct                    14,250
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                     Direct                    165,000

LTAV UK Equity
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                     Direct                    228,300

ABL High Alpha
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                     Direct                    193,798

FTSE All Share Tracker
Sun Life Pensions Management                    Direct                    725,000

LTAV UK Equity
Sun Life Pensions Management                    Direct                    1,115,600

ABL High Alpha
Sun Life Pensions Management                    Direct                    997,268

FTSE All Share Tracker
AXA Framlington                                 Indirect                  185,000

UK Growth
AXA Winterhur                                   Direct                    1,287,048
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive               Direct                    789,319
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive               Direct                    392,171

Total Direct                                    8,591,866                 0.74520
Total Indirect                                  47,287,094                4.10134
TOTAL                                           55,878,960



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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