Traffic & Capacity Statistics

British Airways PLC
05 August 2002


TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - JULY 2002


Summary of the headline figures

In July, overall load factor improved by 2.1 points to 69.9 per cent. Passenger
capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 12.1 per cent below July
2001 while traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell by 12.9 per
cent. This resulted in a small passenger load factor decline of 0.6 points
versus last year, to 76.5 per cent. The decline in traffic comprised a 12.1 per
cent decrease in premium traffic and a 13.0 per cent fall in non-premium
traffic. Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, increased by 2.1 per cent.


Market conditions

The overall market outlook continues to be soft.


Strategic developments

British Airways and Iberia Airlines signed a new commercial agreement to work
more closely across their complementary global networks. When fully developed
and implemented, benefits of the new deal will include improved frequent flyer
benefits, shared airport facilities to improve transfer services at Madrid,
Barcelona and London, extension of code-sharing services, co-ordination of sales
and marketing programmes and joint network planning.

British Airways announced a commercial relationship, subject to EC regulatory
approval, and a Heathrow slot exchange with SN Brussels Airlines whereby the
SNBA flight code will placed on all British Airways services between Brussels
and London from October 27, 2002.

British Airways extended its new shorthaul pricing initiative to 37 more
European routes including Germany, Switzerland and Austria, taking the total to
108. The extension of the rollout includes 20 regional departures operated by
British Airways' wholly owned subsidiary British Airways CitiExpress.

British Airways welcomed the Government announcement on options for improving
airport infrastructure across the UK.

Lambeth Council voted unanimously to recommend permanent planning permission for
the British Airways London Eye on its South Bank site, opposite the Houses of
Parliament. The recommendation will be passed to the Mayor of London and then to
the Secretary of State for Environment for a final decision later this summer.
Current planning permission was due to expire in March 2005.

British Airways announced its winter 2002 schedule which included increased
services to profitable destinations and a further eight route transfers from
London Gatwick to Heathrow in line with its Future Size and Shape strategy.



The British Airways Investor Day 2003 will take place on Wednesday, 12 March
2003.



August 5, 2002

BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS

                                                    Month of July                          Financial year to date
                                                                                             April through July
BRITISH AIRWAYS GROUP                                           Change                                      Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES                         2002        2001        (%)                2002         2001        (%)

Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe                                  2551        2799       -8.8                9404        10208       -7.9
Americas                                    621         680       -8.6                2304         2525       -8.8
Asia Pacific                                140         169      -17.3                 516          601      -14.2
Africa and Middle East                      214         271      -21.1                 795          959      -17.1
Total                                      3526        3918      -10.0               13018        14293       -8.9

Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                                  2056        2302      -10.7                7452         8380      -11.1
Americas                                   4187        4627       -9.5               15515        17175       -9.7
Asia Pacific                               1435        1697      -15.4                5250         5981      -12.2
Africa and Middle East                     1408        1804      -22.0                5280         6444      -18.1
Total                                      9085       10430      -12.9               33497        37981      -11.8

Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                                  2771        3274      -15.4               10705        12625      -15.2
Americas                                   5330        5811       -8.3               21051        22849       -7.9
Asia Pacific                               1788        2056      -13.1                6863         8212      -16.4
Africa and Middle East                     1991        2380      -16.3                7947         9426      -15.7
Total                                     11880       13521      -12.1               46565        53113      -12.3

Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                                  74.2        70.3       +3.9 pts            69.6         66.4       +3.2 pts
Americas                                   78.6        79.6       -1.0 pts            73.7         75.2       -1.5 pts
Asia Pacific                               80.3        82.5       -2.2 pts            76.5         72.8       +3.7 pts
Africa and Middle East                     70.7        75.8       -5.1 pts            66.4         68.4       -2.0 pts
Total                                      76.5        77.1       -0.6 pts            71.9         71.5       +0.4 pts

Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)                        362         355       +2.1                1409         1448       -2.6
Total RTK                                  1269        1393       -8.9                4749         5212       -8.9
Available tonne km (m)                     1817        2055      -11.6                7148         8049      -11.2
Overall load factor (%)                    69.9        67.8       +2.1 pts            66.4         64.8       +1.6 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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