September traffic statistics

British Airways PLC
03 October 2007


TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY STATISTICS - September 2007

Summary of the headline figures


In September 2007, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres,
was 0.3 per cent above September 2006.  Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger
Kilometres, fell by 0.7 per cent.  This resulted in a passenger load factor down
0.8 points versus last year, to 78.3 per cent.  The decrease in traffic
comprised a 6.6 per cent increase in premium traffic and a 2.0 per cent
reduction in non-premium traffic.


Cargo, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometres, fell by 0.4 per cent.


For the first half of the financial year, ASKs rose by 0.5 per cent, with RPKs
down 0.7 per cent. This resulted in passenger load factor down 0.9 points to
78.4 per cent. Premium traffic rose 2.5 per cent with non-premium traffic
falling by 1.3 per cent. Cargo Tonne Kilometres fell by 1.5 per cent.


Market conditions


Market conditions are broadly unchanged. The outlook for longhaul premium travel
continues to be encouraging.


Strategic Developments


British Airways ordered 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft with options
for a further seven Airbus A380s and 18 Boeing 787s.  Both aircraft types will
be powered by Rolls-Royce engines.


The aircraft will be greener, quieter and more fuel efficient with significantly
lower carbon dioxide  emissions and reduced impact on local air quality.


The new aircraft will replace 34 of the airline's longhaul fleet and will be
delivered between 2010 and 2014. The order, including options, will give the
airline the ability to grow its capacity by up to four per cent per year and the
flexibility to tailor its future capacity growth in line with market conditions.


Terminal 5 was formally handed over to British Airways and this signalled the
start of an intensive six month period of operational readiness trials ahead of
its opening on March 27, 2008.  The trials include familiarisation programmes
for staff and over 70 separate proving trials.  These activities will run in
parallel to the final completions work that includes fit-out, systems
integration and finishing works.


The British Airways summer 2008 route network from March next year includes
daily flights to Dallas Fort Worth and double daily flights to Houston from
Heathrow airport.  Frequencies from Heathrow to New York JFK increase from 51 to
55, to Seattle from 10 to 13 and to Washington up from 21 to 24 flights per
week. Flights from Gatwick to Orlando also increase from 7 to 10 flights per
week. Harare services will be re-routed via Johannesburg with the airline's
franchise Comair and services to Detroit will be suspended.


Flights to Algiers will move from Gatwick to Heathrow and Warsaw flights to
Gatwick. There will also be a new daily service Gatwick to Genoa in Italy
starting on April 4, 2008.


Earlier in the month British Airways flew the England rugby squad to the Rugby
World Cup in France. The airline is the official carrier of the team and
re-named the aircraft 'Hope and Glory' in their honour.


The airline launched a new brand advertising campaign from British Airways with
a new television ad, followed by cinema, radio, press and online.


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BRITISH AIRWAYS SCHEDULED SERVICES

                                          Month of Sept                           Financial year
                                                                                April through to Sept
                                      2007         2006     (%)                     2007     2006/7   (%)
Passengers carried (000)

UK/Europe                               1877         1896  -1.0                    11153      11134  +0.2
Americas                                 636          639  -0.5                     3997       4068  -1.7
Asia Pacific                             161          166  -2.9                      934        965  -3.2
Africa and Middle East                   288          285  +1.0                     1748       1704  +2.6
Total                                   2962         2986  -0.8                    17833      17872  -0.2

Revenue passenger km (m)
UK/Europe                               1878         1905  -1.4                    11155      11142  +0.1
Americas                                4287         4316  -0.7                    26939      27418  -1.7
Asia Pacific                            1662         1701  -2.3                     9566       9817  -2.6
Africa and Middle East                  1932         1910  +1.1                    11632      11331  +2.7
Total                                   9760         9832  -0.7                    59292      59708  -0.7

Available seat km (m)
UK/Europe                               2497         2395  +4.3                    15086      14470  +4.3
Americas                                5584         5599  -0.3                    33763      33824  -0.2
Asia Pacific                            1924         2030  -5.2                    11830      12344  -4.2
Africa and Middle East                  2453         2403  +2.1                    14972      14642  +2.3
Total                                  12458        12426  +0.3                    75651      75280  +0.5

Passenger load factor (%)
UK/Europe                               75.2         79.5  -4.3 pts                 73.9       77.0  -3.1 pts
Americas                                76.8         77.1  -0.3 pts                 79.8       81.1  -1.3 pts
Asia Pacific                            86.4         83.8  +2.6 pts                 80.9       79.5  +1.4 pts
Africa and Middle East                  78.8         79.5  -0.7 pts                 77.7       77.4  +0.3 pts
Total                                   78.3         79.1  -0.8 pts                 78.4       79.3  -0.9 pts

Revenue tonne km (RTK) (m)
Cargo tonne km (CTK)                     391          392  -0.4                     2365       2400  -1.5
Total RTK                               1372         1401  -2.1                     8336       8453  -1.4
Available tonne km (m)                  1898         1916  -0.9                    11567      11691  -1.1

Overall load factor (%)                 72.3         73.2  -0.9 pts                 72.1       72.3  -0.2 pts


Certain information included in these statements is forward-looking and involves
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements.


Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to
results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's plans and
objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of
the Company's Business Plan programs, expected future revenues, financing plans
and expected expenditures and divestments. All forward-looking statements in
this report are based upon information known to the Company on the date of this
report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.


It is not reasonably possible to itemize all of the many factors and specific
events that could cause the Company's forward looking statements to be incorrect
or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations
or results of an airline operating in the global economy. Fuller information on
some factors which could result in material difference to the results is
available in the company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2007, which
is available on www.bashareholders.com.

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