Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
29 August 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):

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):

     21 August 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 August 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               57,333,406                         57,333,406

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


                             7,537,600                7,537,600    50,597,561           0.65%       4.39%



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


58,135,161                     5.05%



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

AXA Ireland Pension Fund                                          7,000
AXA Rosenburg                                                     1,189,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund                28,628
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund                      143,333
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund                       75,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund                   450,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund                          220,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund                   700,000
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited                              150,000
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited                              135,000
AXA Rosenburg                                                     960,000
AXA General Unit Trust                                            510,000
AXA Financial, Inc                                                28,194,698
Sun Life International (IOM) Limited                              400,000
AXA France                                                        14,058
AXA Rosenburg                                                     20,069,841
AXA Financial Inc                                                 3
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited                              4,185
Sun Life Pensions Management Limited                              14,250
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited LTAV UK Equity                    165,000
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited ABL High Alpha                    228,300
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited FTSE All Share Tracker            207,024
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited LTAV UK Equity                    750,943
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited ABL High Alpha                    1,115,600
Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited FTSE All Share Tracker            1,045,268
AXA Framlington UK Growth                                         185,000
AXA Winterhur                                                     1,173,030



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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