Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
29 May 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

British Airways Plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )



Other (please specify) :                                                 (X)

New Exemption Trading Book (DTR5.1.3(4)).................



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.................



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Goldman, Sachs & Co.,

Goldman Sachs International,

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, &

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

21 May 2007.................



6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 May 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

below 3%



8. Notified details:

.................



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


GB0001290575                      59,192,704                         5.14%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect






B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


                               Below 3%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 21 May 2007, The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a
notifiable interest in shares.



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/a.................



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A.................



13. Additional information:

General email contact: [e-mail]



14. Contact name:

Joanne Wall/Sean Rogers.................



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7051 1704/020 7552 9205

.................







---------------------------------

Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119


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