Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
29 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


British Airways Plc




2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays PLC



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


As above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


ALMIXFTTL-18048-CHASE MANHATTAN - 73,715
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTAN - 21,418,283
Bank of Ireland - 147,724
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD - 165,835
Barclays Global Investors Japan - 23,215
Barclays Trust & Co & Others - 2,546
BARCLAYS TRUST Co as Exec/Adm - 125
Barclays Trust Co E99 - 267
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTAN - 276,329
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTAN - 618,237
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTAN - 345,191
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTAN -1,228,158
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTAN - 974,416
BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy - 30,115
BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTAN - 57,518
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTAN - 9,881,995
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST - 130,551
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - 2,595,112
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - 895,987
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - 287,275
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - 185,815
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - 11,430
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - 7,849
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTAN - 544,348
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES - 4,080
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 48,608
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 9,883
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 81,725
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 284,480
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 51,758
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 214,672
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO - 15,321
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 90,287
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 7,153
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 62,703
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 217,776
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 80,914
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 162,389
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 15,206
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 68,269
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 59,985
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 17,022
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 19,638
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 19,810
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 6,194
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 16,943
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 6,011
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 257,773
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 11,049
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL - 2,913
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL - 15,553
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL - 26,857
STATE STREET - 41,582
STATE STREET - 11,618
STATE STREET - 1,044
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST - 545,222
SUMITOMO TB - 24,401
SUMITOMO TB - 10,169
SUMITOMO TB - 17,708
SUMITOMO TB - 20,170
SWAN NOMINEES LIMITED - 2,516
UBS LIMITED - 273,760
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED - 8,548
TOTAL - 42,733,656



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


n/a



6. Percentage of issued class


n/a



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


8,868,902



8. Percentage of issued class


0.81%



9. Class of security


ordinary shares of 25p



10. Date of transaction


Not known









11. Date company informed


29 May 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


42,733,656



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.95%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Alan Buchanan, 020 8738 5119



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary



Date of notification


29 May 2003



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