Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
20 April 2006

                                  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


Bank of New York                                                  38,624
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                         1,129,012
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                         -877,441
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                         -469,057
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                         2,373,443
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                  40,089
Barclays Trust & Co & Others                                      2,464
Barclays Trust Co R69                                             1,729
BNP PARIBAS                                                       277,361
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                557,317
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                27,874,465
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                464,461
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                359,331
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                     183,943
Clydesdale Nominees - HGB0125                                     4,080
Clydesdale Nominees - HGB0125                                     347
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        23,013
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        9,199,771
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        54,134
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        59,532
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        1,488,419
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        295,126
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        30,976
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        3,807,796
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        100,071
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        5,158
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        1,222,685
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        8,847
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        2,924,819
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        598,942
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        50,812
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        139,196
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        1,497,426
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        163,863
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                        15,321
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           320,553
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           33,862
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           626,866
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           1,061,938
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           71,859
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           350,934
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           587,748
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                           10,253,710
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               27,192
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               17,206
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               18,791
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               96,167
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               58,563
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               76,842
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               81,765
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               311,380
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               62,367
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               99,991
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               27,316
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               6,011
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               5,101
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               17,797
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               1,013,122
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               129,350
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               1,035,521
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               565,760
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               34,463
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               107,950
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               334,119
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               5,393
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               1,524,647
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               51,582
Master Trust Bank                                                 115,106
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                       46,894
Mellon Trust  - US Custodian                                      444,308
Mellon Trust of New England                                       443,889
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL                                    79,808
Mitsui Asset                                                      8,758
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                    532,165
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                    658,623
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                    154,685
Reflex Nominees Limited                                           2,819
Reflex Nominees Limited                                           393
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                    477,535
STATE STREET BOSTON                                               292,473
STATE STREET TRUST OF Canada                                      420,884
Sumitomo TB                                                       40,744
The Northern Trust Co                                             300,074
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                     5,766
TOTAL                                                             76,686,865





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


39,340,355



8. Percentage of issued class


3.47%



9. Class of security


ordinary shares of 25p



10. Date of transaction


Not known



11. Date company informed


20 April 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


76,686,865



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


6.77%



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


20 April 2006



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