Traffic Statistics - February 2000

British Airways PLC
3 March 2000

                                                                      
            TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - FEBRUARY 2000

Summary of the headline figures
Premium  traffic  rose by 11.7 per cent in February, representing  the
8th consecutive month of growth over last year.

In line with BA strategy, underlying ASK growth showed only a marginal
increase, despite strong growth in headline capacity due to  the  29th
day this February. Premium traffic performed strongly, with underlying
non-premium traffic falling. Premium traffic rose by 11.7 per cent, or
7.8 per cent underlying, with all brands performing strongly. Headline
non-premium traffic rose by 1.9per cent, but fell by 1.6 per  cent  on
an underlying basis.

British Airways mainline scheduled Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) in
February  were  4  per  cent  higher than February  1999.  Without  an
additional  day in February, ASKs would have risen by around  0.4  per
cent.  Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres  (RPKs),  was
3.4  per  cent higher. On an underlying basis, RPKs fell  by  0.1  per
cent.  Passenger  load factor for February was 0.3 points  lower  than
last  year at 64.5 per cent. Cargo tonne kilometres rose by  13.6  per
cent.

Market conditions
While   overcapacity  continues  in  some  markets,  premium   traffic
continues to recover strongly, and the beneficial effect on yield of a
higher  mix  of  premium  passengers  seen  in  the  December  quarter
continues.

Costs
While in the short term unit costs will rise due to fuel prices net of
hedging,  product  spend  and  wider use of  smaller  aircraft,  these
factors  will  be  mitigated by our nine profit  initiatives.  At  the
annual  Investor  Day, British Airways revealed that the  average  oil
price  at  which  the group is hedged for the next financial  year  is
around  $19.75/bbl. Given hedging of around 60 per cent  currently  in
place  for  the  year,  and if today's forward market  were  taken  to
represent  the market's assessment of future fuel prices,  fuel  costs
will  amount  to  an additional £160 million on top of current  year's
costs.  Details  on the nine profit initiatives were  also  announced.
These   initiatives  cover  productivity,  cost   of   sale,   product
specification,  Gatwick, domestic operations,  subsidiaries,  aircraft
utilisation, procurement and e-business. They will help to deliver the
target of 10 per cent operating margin by 2003.

Strategic developments
British Airways announced its comprehensive e-business strategy, which
comprises  four  activities;  these  are  e-Commerce,  e-Working,   e-
Procurement and e-Ventures.

Significant  developments are taking place in e-Commerce,  where  core
commercial activities of sales, marketing and customer service can  be
generated  on-line.  e-Procurement will take  full  advantage  of  the
latest,  internet-based  buying  techniques,  including  auction-style
tendering.  The target is to increase the level of on-line  purchasing
in  the UK from the current 25 per cent to 80 per cent by March  2002,
saving more than £175 million on the airline's current £3.7 billion  a
year  purchasing spend. e-Working will transform the way  the  company
carries out its business internally.

e-Ventures includes three major new on-line ventures, in which  up  to
£100 million of investment is planned over the next two years. The new
businesses will include an on-line travel agency offering customers  a
one-stop-shop for flights, hotels, car hire and other travel services,
and  a  significant expansion of the on-line activities of Air  Miles,
our wholly owned subsidiary.

British  Airways and Qantas announced the introduction of new services
between the UK and Australia. Together, the airlines' will offer  four
daily  services  between London and Sydney. Qantas  will  also  add  a
second daily service between Melbourne and London. Frequencies between
Singapore  and Perth will rise to 18 per week, with Singapore-Brisbane
frequencies  rising  to 11 per week. These legs will  be  operated  by
Qantas  767s, and will offer more connections to London via Singapore.
To  support  the new schedules, Qantas will lease seven  Boeing  767s,
released as a result of the new British Airways fleet strategy.

The  oneworld alliance marked its first anniversary by announcing  the
formation of a central management team to drive future growth and  the
launch of new customer services and benefits. It will be led by  Peter
Buecking, who will be stepping down from his current role as Sales and
Marketing Director with Cathay Pacific Airways.  As oneworld  Managing
Partner,  he will report to the alliance's Governing Board, comprising
the Chief Executives of each of the member airlines.

March 3, 2000

BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS


                         Month of February         Financial year to date
                                                      April through
                                                        February

BRITISH AIRWAYS                    
MAINLINE                           Change                     Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES 2000  1998/1999 (%)   1999/2000 1998/1999  (%) 

Passengers carried 
(000)
UK/Europe          1642  1651     -0.6   21143     21752      -2.8
Intercontinental   941   909      +3.6   12145     12135      +0.1
Total              2584  2560     +0.9   33288     33886      -1.8

Revenue passenger 
km (m)
UK/Europe          1442  1450     -0.5   19117     19578      -2.4
Intercontinental   6963  6677     +4.3   88316     88395      -0.1
Total              8405  8127     +3.4   107434   107973      -0.5

Available seat km(m)
UK/Europe          2601  2519     +3.3   30351     29952      +1.3
Intercontinental   10440 10023    +4.2   124042   123201      +0.7
Total              13041 12542    +4.0   154393   153153      +0.8

Passenger load 
factor (%)
UK/Europe          55.4  57.6     -2.2pts  63.0     65.4      -2.4pts
Intercontinental   66.7  66.6     +0.1pts  71.2     71.7      -0.5pts
Total              64.5  64.8     -0.3pts  69.6     70.5      -0.9pts

Revenue tonne km 
(RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km(CTK) 376   331    +13.6     4140     3908      +5.9
Total RTK          1213  1137     +6.6    14858    14684      +1.2
Available tonne    1881  1799     +4.6    22373    21944      +2.0
km (m)

Overall load       64.5  63.2     +1.3pts  66.4     66.9      -0.5pts      
factor (%)         


TOTAL GROUP SCHEDULED SERVICES
(including Deutsche BA, Air Liberte and Cityflyer Express wef
5.11.1999)

Passengers carried 3263  3083     +5.8    40049    39928      +0.3
(000)
Revenue passenger  9019  8640     +4.4   113491   113398      +0.1
km (m)
Available seat    13961 13291     +5.0   163484   161446      +1.3
km (m)
Total RTK (m)      1273  1188     +7.1    15466    15236      +1.5
Available tonne    1970  1871     +5.3    23247    22748      +2.2
km (m)

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