New shorthaul aircraft order

British Airways PLC
18 May 2007



NEW SHORTHAUL AIRCRAFT ORDER


British Airways has ordered eight new Airbus A320 family aircraft for delivery
in 2008-2010.

This is the first step towards a single shorthaul fleet across British Airways'
network.

The airline will also upgrade the Gatwick shorthaul fleet by replacing the
oldest 14 Boeing 737s with Airbus A319 aircraft.

Willie Walsh, British Airways' chief executive said: 'We've made considerable
progress at Gatwick, particularly on costs.  Gatwick is an important part of our
shorthaul strategy and replacing the older Boeing 737 fleet with Airbus aircraft
will give us flexibility across both airports.  This is the first step towards a
single shorthaul fleet.'

British Airways will place a major order for replacement and growth wideboded
aircraft later this year for delivery in the next decade.


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Notes to editors:

British Airways currently has a shorthaul fleet of 67 Airbus aircraft.  The
order will boost the Airbus shorthaul fleet to 79 aircraft.

At Heathrow, the airline has the following shorthaul fleet: 33 Airbus A319
aircraft, 26 Airbus A320 aircraft, 8 Airbus A321 aircraft, 13 Boeing 757
aircraft and seven Boeing 767 aircraft.

The list price for an Airbus A320 is US$ 66 million.

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