Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
11 October 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                                                        40,252
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                               1,451,192
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES                                               7,576,493
BNP PARIBAS                                                             214,709
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                         2,017,000
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                         2,000,000
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                        42,390
Barclays Trust & Co & Others                                            1,395
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                   1,020
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      571,625
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      23,240,171
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                                      776,460
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           163,760
Clydesdale Nominees - HGB0125                                           4,080
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              17,580,723
INVESTOR BANK AND TRUST CO                                              2,022,509
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 288,780
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 33,862
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 1,550,290
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 76,489
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 318,354
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 534,592
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 8,796,276
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 9,828
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 44,169
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     19,408
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     1,419,148
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     1,714,617
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     837,632
Master Trust Bank                                                       772,353
Mellon Trust of New England                                             220,821
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                             396,589
Mitsui Asset                                                            10,172
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          984,312
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                 2,577
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                          416,596
STATE STREET BOSTON AND TRUST CO                                        96,455
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                     673,737
STATE STREET TRUST OF Canada                                            379,223
The Northern Trust Company - U                                          267,043
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                           1,240,217
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  13,906
TOTAL                                                                   78,821,225





5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/a



6. Percentage of issued class






7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


37,337,597



8. Percentage of issued class


3.27%



9. Class of security


ordinary shares of 25p



10. Date of transaction


Not known



11. Date company informed


11 October 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


78,821,225



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


6.90%



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


11 October 2006



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