Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Airways PLC
26 July 2006


                              British Airways Plc

  Employee share schemes: Announcement of transactions in shares and change in
                              directors' interests

On 26 July 2006 the Company received notification from Computershare Trustee
(CI) Limited, the trustee of the British Airways Employee Benefits Trustees
(Jersey) Limited (the 'Trust') that on 25 July 2006 the Trust had purchased
129,529 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 384p each.


The executive directors of the Company listed below, as well as other employees
of the Company, are potential beneficiaries of the Trust. As such, they are
deemed to be interested in the shares held by the Trust. Accordingly, the number
of shares in which the directors are interested increased by 129,529.


The Company also announced that on 26 July 2006 the Trust disposed of 129,529
ordinary shares of 25p each to satisfy the exercise of options under the
Company's Long Term Incentive Plan.  The executive directors of the Company
listed below, as well as other employees, are potential beneficiaries of the
trust. As such, they are deemed to be interested in the shares held by the
Trustee. Accordingly, the number of shares in which the directors are interested
decreased by 129,529 following the disposal

The relevant executive directors are Willie Walsh, Martin George and Keith
Williams.

This announcement is made under Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 and
Disclosure Rule 3.1.4.


Contact

Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary

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