July traffic stats

British Airways PLC
04 August 2006


                  TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - July 2006

Summary of the headline figures

In July 2006, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 2.8
per cent above July 2005.  Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres,
was higher by 4.4 per cent.  This resulted in a passenger load factor up 1.2
points versus last year, to 82.3 per cent.  The increase in traffic comprised a
11.0 per cent increase in premium traffic and a 3.3 per cent increase in
non-premium traffic.  Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, fell by 0.9 per
cent.   Overall load factor increased by 1.2 points to 73.7 per cent.

Market conditions

Strong revenue is expected to continue, supported by significant promotional
activity driving seat factors in all cabins.   For the year to March 2007, total
revenue is expected to improve by 6 - 7 per cent, up from previous guidance of 5
- 6 per cent due to the impact of record seat factors and better cabin mix.
Capacity growth in the first half of the year is expected to be about 4 per cent
slowing in the second half of the year to achieve a full year increase of 2.5 -
3 per cent.

Costs

Fuel costs for the year are now expected to be £550 - £600 million up on last
year.  Costs excluding fuel which were previously forecast flat, are now
expected to be slightly higher this year as pension costs are driving employee
costs up.

Strategic Developments

British Airways reached agreement with its trade unions to merge its Gatwick
based longhaul and shorthaul cabin crew into a single fleet from October this
year.  The deal provides for significant gains in productivity and staff
flexibility and reductions in employee costs estimated at £13.2 million a year.

At BA's annual general meeting, BA's chairman Martin Broughton said the trustees
of the New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS) had written to the company to say they
accept that on-going contributions much in excess of current levels may not be
sustainable and that a reduction in future benefits is likely to be required.
NAPS has an accounting deficit of £2.1 billion.

As part of an initial public offering by WNS (HOLDINGS) Ltd on the New York
Stock Exchange, British Airways sold its 14.6 per cent shareholding in the India
based business services company, for net US$ 96 million (approximately £52
million). The airline will report a gain on disposal of approximately £48
million in Q2 and the proceeds will be used to repay existing gross debt which
at March 31, 2006 amounted to £4.1 billion.

A new five times a week service is to be launched from Heathrow to Calgary in
Canada on December 1, 2006. British Airways will also increase flights from
Heathrow to JFK from seven to eight per day and increase flights from Heathrow
to Sao Paulo in Brazil from seven to 10 each week.

British Airways announced an increase in the number of seats available at its
record low one-way fare of £29 by five hundred per cent from July 27. Almost two
million additional seats are now annually available from Gatwick to Europe at
low fares. More than 900,000 are priced from £29 one-way (including taxes and
charges) and a further 700,000 from £34.

The airline held a summer sale with up to £585 off popular holiday destinations.
Flights from London to Bermuda and Antigua began at just £299, New York from
£249 return and Mumbai from £299.

The airline extended its on-line check-in facility to families and groups of six
or less to further minimize waiting time at the airport.


August 4, 2006


BRITISH AIRWAYS MONTHLY TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS


                                                 Month of July                      Financial year
                                                                                 April through to July
BRITISH AIRWAYS                                         Change                                   Change
SCHEDULED SERVICES                   2006       2005       (%)              2006        2005        (%)
Passengers carried (000)
UK/Europe                            2303       2280      +1.0              8500        8367       +1.6
Americas                              719        693      +3.7              2782        2630       +5.8
Asia Pacific                          172        176      -2.2               635         606       +4.7
Africa and Middle East                302        259     +16.7              1124         959      +17.3
Total                                3495       3408      +2.6             13041       12562       +3.8

Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                            2199       2157      +1.9              8044        7817       +2.9
Americas                             4851       4671      +3.9             18739       17635       +6.3
Asia Pacific                         1769       1806      -2.0              6439        6233       +3.3
Africa and Middle East               2001       1735     +15.3              7479        6428      +16.4
Total                               10820      10369      +4.4             40701       38113       +6.8

Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                            2758       2826      -2.4             10746       11033       -2.6
Americas                             5814       5552      +4.7             22593       21569       +4.8
Asia Pacific                         2092       2234      -6.3              8211        8318       -1.3
Africa and Middle East               2477       2174     +13.9              9780        8539      +14.5
Total                               13141      12786      +2.8             51330       49458       +3.8

Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                            79.7       76.3      +3.4 pts          74.9        70.8       +4.1 pts
Americas                             83.4       84.1      -0.7 pts          82.9        81.8       +1.1 pts
Asia Pacific                         84.6       80.8      +3.8 pts          78.4        74.9       +3.5 pts
Africa and Middle East               80.8       79.8      +1.0 pts          76.5        75.3       +1.2 pts
Total                                82.3       81.1      +1.2 pts          79.3        77.1       +2.2 pts

Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)                  402        406      -0.9              1631        1591       +2.5
Total RTK                            1481       1440      +2.8              5685        5386       +5.5
Available tonne km (m)               2011       1985      +1.3              7942        7710       +3.0

Overall load factor (%)              73.7       72.5      +1.2 pts          71.6        69.9       +1.7 pts


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or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations
or results of an airline operating in the global economy.

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