Traffic & Capacity Statistics

British Airways PLC
04 September 2002




                 TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - AUGUST 2002

Summary of the headline figures

In August, overall load factor improved by 3.0 points to 69.2 per cent.
Passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 11.6 per cent
below August 2001 while traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell
by 10.1 per cent. This resulted in a passenger load factor improvement of 1.3
points versus last year, to 76.3 per cent. The decline in traffic comprised a
10.4 per cent decrease in premium traffic and a 10.1 per cent fall in
non-premium traffic. Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, increased by 1.5
per cent.

Market conditions

The overall market outlook remains unchanged.

Costs

Fuel hedging is in place to cover 90% of the requirement to March 2003. The
total fuel cost for the 12 months to March 2003 is now expected to be some £150
million less than for the previous year.

Strategic developments

Prices have been reduced by up to 80 per cent on British Airways' flights to
Spain, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary and Luxembourg,
completing the launch of year-round low fares on 170 key routes to Europe.

British Airways' winter longhaul sale began with thousands of World Offers to 49
far flung destinations, offering savings of up to £204. The airline can book a
range of hotels in conjunction with these flights and there are also discounts
of up to 15 per cent on Avis car rental.



September 4, 2002 099/LE/02

BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

                                             Month of August                        Financial year to date
                                                                                     April through August
BRITISH AIRWAYS GROUP                                           Change                                      Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES                         2002        2001        (%)               2002         2001         (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe                                  2458        2690       -8.6              11863        12897        -8.0
Americas                                    614         659       -6.9               2918         3185        -8.4
Asia Pacific                                135         157      -13.9                651          758       -14.1
Africa and Middle East                      232         281      -17.5               1027         1240       -17.2
Total                                      3438        3787       -9.2              16458        18080        -9.0
Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                                  1994        2217      -10.0               9447        10597       -10.8
Americas                                   4130        4472       -7.6              19649        21647        -9.2
Asia Pacific                               1395        1547       -9.8               6644         7528       -11.7
Africa and Middle East                     1527        1829      -16.5               6807         8273       -17.7
Total                                      9045       10064      -10.1              42547        48045       -11.4
Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                                  2705        3246      -16.7              13410        15871       -15.5
Americas                                   5359        5878       -8.8              26414        28727        -8.0
Asia Pacific                               1779        1982      -10.3               8642        10195       -15.2
Africa and Middle East                     2012        2305      -12.7               9958        11731       -15.1
Total                                     11855       13412      -11.6              58424        66524       -12.2
Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                                  73.7        68.3       +5.4 pts           70.5         66.8        +3.7 pts
Americas                                   77.1        76.1       +1.0 pts           74.4         75.4        -1.0 pts
Asia Pacific                               78.4        78.0       +0.4 pts           76.9         73.8        +3.1 pts
Africa and Middle East                     75.9        79.3       -3.4 pts           68.4         70.5        -2.1 pts
Total                                      76.3        75.0       +1.3 pts           72.8         72.2        +0.6 pts
Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)                        342         337       +1.5               1745         1784        -2.1
Total RTK                                  1252        1342       -6.7               5995         6553        -8.5
Available tonne km (m)                     1808        2028      -10.8               8956        10077       -11.1
Overall load factor (%)                    69.2        66.2       +3.0 pts           66.9         65.0        +1.9 pts

Certain information included in this statement is forward-looking and involves
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to
results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's plans and
objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of
the Company's 'Future Size and Shape' programme, expected future revenues,
financing plans and expected expenditures and divestments. All forward-looking
statements in this report are based upon information known to the Company on the
date of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

It is not reasonably possible to itemise all of the many factors and specific
events that could cause the Company's forward looking statements to be incorrect
or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations
or results of an airline operating in the global economy. Information on some
factors which could result in material difference to the results is available in
the Company's SEC filings, including, without limitation the Company's Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended March 2002.

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