Board appointment

British Airways PLC
16 September 2005


BOARD APPOINTMENT

British Airways today announced that Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng will join its board
as a non-executive director on November 1, 2005.

Mr NaLamlieng is currently president of Siam Cement Company, Thailand's largest
industrial group listed on the Securities Exchange of Thailand, and chairman of
Singapore Telecom, Singapore's largest company.

Martin Broughton, British Airways' chairman said: 'We are delighted that Chumpol
will be joining the board.  He has proven himself to be an outstanding business
leader and his experience, combined with his particular knowledge of Asia, will
provide further strength to the airline's board.'


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September 16, 2005                                                     104/IB/05

Notes to editors:

Chumpol NaLamlieng, 58, graduated from the University of Washington in
Mechanical Engineering and received his MBA in 1967 from the Harvard Business
School.

He joined The Siam Cement Public Company Limited in 1972 and was appointed
president of Siam Cement in 1993. He is also non-executive chairman of Singapore
Telecommunications Ltd and executive committee member of the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development.


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