Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
17 December 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


British Airways Plc




2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Franklin Resources Inc.



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 New York, London                             2,196,067
Cede                                                 7,063.880
Chase Nominees Ltd                                   27,494,114
Citibank London                                      368,400
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                  1,575,870
Euroclear Bruxelles                                  7,860
HSBC Bank                                            2,100,150
Mellon Bank NA London                                5,034,616
Merrill Lynch                                        1,322,680
Northern Trust Company                               3,596,067
Royal Trust Corp of Canada                           4,490,031
State Street Nominees Ltd                            9,540,688



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


169,660



8. Percentage of issued class


0.02%



9. Class of security


ordinary shares of 25p



10. Date of transaction


Not known



11. Date company informed


17 December 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


64,790,423



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.98%



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


17 December 2004



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