Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Airways PLC
27 March 2006

                              British Airways Plc

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


On 27 March 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 24 March 2006 the Trust had sold 7,734
ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 354p per share and that on 27 March
2006 the Trust.sold 163,551 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 354.75p
per share.

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 decreased by 171,285.

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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