Traffic stats November 2004

British Airways PLC
03 December 2004


TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - November 2004


Summary of the headline figures

In November 2004, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was
1.7 per cent above November 2003.  Capacity was again impacted by some two
percentage points as a result of planned reductions to the schedule announced in
September.  Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, was higher by 1.0
per cent.  This resulted in a passenger load factor down 0.5 points versus last
year, to 71.3 per cent.  The increase in traffic comprised a 3.7 per cent
increase in premium traffic and a 0.6 per cent increase in non-premium traffic.
Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, rose by 5.6 per cent.   Overall load
factor rose by 0.9 points to 70.6 per cent.


Market conditions


Market conditions are broadly unchanged.  All market segments remain price
sensitive and yield declines are expected to continue.  The total revenue
outlook for the year to March 2005 is unchanged with a 2-3 per cent improvement
driven by volume increases.


Strategic Developments


More than 2,000 customers have used a new facility on British Airways' website,
ba.com, to upgrade their class of travel or upgrade their level of ticket
flexibility in the last month.


Benefits include allowing customers to see exactly what they are paying for, the
full range of products and services included in the cost of the ticket and a
more simplified set of fare rules.


British Airways became the first airline in the UK to enable passengers
departing from Heathrow to print their own boarding pass online for flights from
Heathrow Terminal 1 to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle.
Passengers travelling from Manchester will be offered the facility on both
domestic and international routes.


A new bilateral agreement between the UK and Indian governments has increased
the number of frequencies between the UK and India from 19 to 40 per week.
Demand exceeds supply for the new frequencies, so there was a scarce capacity
hearing at the Civil Aviation Authority at which British Airways, Virgin
Atlantic and Bmi presented why they should be awarded the additional
frequencies. British Airways was given seven new services; four extra to Chennai
and a new three-times-a-week service to Bangalore, all starting next summer. The
airline said it was disappointed that it had not be awarded more flights to
India and it will now study the decision in more detail.


The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced a consultation for NATS' (National
Air Traffic Services) charges for the five year period starting in 2006. The
final decision about NATS' charges will be made in the latter half of 2005.


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December 3, 2004
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                              BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS


                                              Month of November                   Financial year to date
                                                                                     April through to
                                                                                         November
BRITISH AIRWAYS                                          Change                                    Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES                    2004       2003       (%)             2004        2003          (%)
Passengers carried (000)

UK/Europe                             1747       1762      -0.8            16600       16691         -0.5
Americas                               541        560      -3.4             4963        4849         +2.3
Asia Pacific                           140        138      +1.3             1111         947        +17.4
Africa and Middle East                 257        229     +11.9             2008        1798        +11.7
Total                                 2685       2689      -0.2            24681       24285         +1.6

Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                             1496       1466      +2.0            14919       14364         +3.9
Americas                              3620       3731      -3.0            33183       32400         +2.4
Asia Pacific                          1428       1443      -1.1            11420       10064        +13.5
Africa and Middle East                1767       1585     +11.5            13398       12076        +10.9
Total                                 8311       8226      +1.0            72919       68905         +5.8

Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                             2472       2409      +2.6            21030       20540         +2.4
Americas                              4960       5020      -1.2            41975       42216         -0.6
Asia Pacific                          1912       1822      +4.9            15538       13996        +11.0
Africa and Middle East                2304       2202      +4.7            17727       16503         +7.4
Total                                11648      11453      +1.7            96270       93255         +3.2

Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                             60.5       60.9      -0.4 pts         70.9        69.9         +1.0 pts
Americas                              73.0       74.3      -1.3 pts         79.1        76.7         +2.4 pts
Asia Pacific                          74.7       79.2      -4.5 pts         73.5        71.9         +1.6 pts
Africa and Middle East                76.7       72.0      +4.7 pts         75.6        73.2         +2.4 pts
Total                                 71.3       71.8      -0.5 pts         75.7        73.9         +1.8 pts

Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)                   453        429      +5.6             3316        2923        +13.4
Total RTK                             1281       1249      +2.6            10587        9811         +7.9
Available tonne km (m)                1814       1791      +1.3            15068       14415         +4.5

Overall load factor (%)               70.6       69.7      +0.9 pts         70.3        68.1         +2.2 pts


Certain statements included in this statement may be forward-looking and may
involve 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 business and financing plans, expected future revenues and
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.


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