Traffic & Capacity Statistics

British Airways PLC
05 November 2002

                 TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - OCTOBER 2002


Summary of the headline figures

Comparisons of October 2002 traffic and capacity statistics with October 2001
must take into account the impact and aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the
United States. In October 2002, overall load factor improved by 10.0 points to
68.5 per cent. Passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was
4.0 per cent below October 2001 while traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger
Kilometres, rose by 11.0 per cent. This resulted in a passenger load factor
improvement of 9.8 points versus last year, to 73.0 per cent. The rise in
traffic comprised a 26.3 per cent increase in premium traffic and an 8.5 per
cent increase in non-premium traffic. Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres,
increased by 15.7 per cent.


Market conditions

The overall market outlook remains unchanged.


Strategic developments

British Airways announced the start of the first ever scheduled airline service
between the UK and Angola. The weekly service to the Angolan capital, Luanda
began on November 1, 2002. Flights will depart from London's Heathrow airport on
a Friday and return from Luanda's 4 de Fevererio International airport on a
Saturday. The services will be operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft with a three
cabin configuration, First, Club World and World Traveller.

British Airways and its oneworld partner, Iberia, expanded their codesharing
arrangements. From the start of the winter schedule on 27 October, 2002, the
Iberia code was added to all British Airways flights from London, Heathrow to
Madrid and Barcelona and the British Airways code was added to Iberia flights on
the same routes. This means there will be 11 flights a day from Heathrow to
Madrid and eight daily flights to Barcelona. This is the first phase in the
airlines' wide ranging commercial agreement which was signed in July 2002 and
aims to deepen the relationship between the two businesses. The airlines began
working together in 1999 and now codeshare on around 40 UK and internationals
routes with sales representation for each other in 27 countries world-wide.

The British Airways London Eye launched a new website, at www.ba-londoneye.com,
which is designed to be more interactive and user friendly to enable faster,
easier booking on-line.



November 5, 2002

BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS
                                     Month of October                       Financial year to date
                                                                             April through October
                                                         Change                                     Change
                                    2002        2001        (%)               2002          2001       (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe                           2407        2257       +6.6              16727         17604      -5.0
Americas                             569         471      +20.8               4062          4145      -2.0
Asia Pacific                         139         132       +5.2                933          1039     -10.2
Africa and Middle East               213         198       +7.7               1462          1673     -12.6
Total                               3327        3057       +8.8              23184         24461      -5.2
Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                           1880        1773       +6.0              13281         14355      -7.5
Americas                            3825        3237      +18.2              27355         28245      -3.2
Asia Pacific                        1398        1327       +5.4               9512         10357      -8.2
Africa and Middle East              1455        1376       +5.7               9760         11223     -13.0
Total                               8558        7713      +11.0              59907         64181      -6.7
Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                           2740        3113      -12.0              18815         22100     -14.9
Americas                            5183        5102       +1.6              36666         38769      -5.4
Asia Pacific                        1775        1949       -8.9              12144         14060     -13.6
Africa and Middle East              2025        2050       -1.2              13975         15980     -12.5
Total                              11723       12213       -4.0              81600         90908     -10.2
Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                           68.6        57.0      +11.6 pts           70.6          65.0      +5.6 pts
Americas                            73.8        63.4      +10.4 pts           74.6          72.9      +1.7 pts
Asia Pacific                        78.8        68.1      +10.7 pts           78.3          73.7      +4.6 pts
Africa and Middle East              71.8        67.1       +4.7 pts           69.8          70.2      -0.4 pts
Total                               73.0        63.2       +9.8 pts           73.4          70.6      +2.8 pts
Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)                 377         326      +15.7               2481          2356      +5.3
Total RTK                           1227        1092      +12.4               8460          8745      -3.3
Available tonne km (m)              1790        1866       -4.1              12527         13770      -9.0
Overall load factor (%)             68.5        58.5      +10.0 pts           67.5          63.5      +4.0 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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