Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
14 February 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)



N/A see additional information



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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



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



N/A



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



N/A



6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 February 2007



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

Above 3%. (L&G)



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)

Ord GBP 0.25                      34,611,852 3.03%
                                  (under S198 on 3.10.2006)


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


                             38,447,968               38,447,968                        3.34%



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


38,447,968                     3.34%



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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

                    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (38,447,968-3.34% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD)                                              (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/a.................



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

N/A.................



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

N/A.................



13. Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 1,150,734,490



First notification under DTR Sourcebook



14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7528 6742

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

Alan Buchanan
Company Secretary
British Airways Plc
020 8738 5119


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