British Airways Announces Continual Growth of its London Gatwick Network

CRAWLEY, England, September 30, 2010 - British Airways has opened up its Gatwick gateway with a growing route
network that has firmly established it as the airport's leading long haul
carrier.

As the airline celebrates the first anniversary of the popular
thrice-weekly Sharm el Sheikh service, it is getting ready to launch a new
twice-weekly service to Cancun (
www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-cancun/public/en_gb) in
November.

With other new routes launched in the past year, including Male, in the
Maldives, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Montego Bay in Jamaica,
British Airways will operate flights to 25 domestic and European destinations
and 16 long haul destinations from Gatwick this winter.

The most popular long haul destinations for families are Orlando and
Tampa in Florida. This follows the recent announcement of the increased
frequency of flights to Tampa, starting on March 27, 2011. Other hotspots for
holidays include the Dominican Republic, holidays in the Maldives
(www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-maldives/public/en_gb) and
Cancun. With increased frequency to St Kitts, Grenada, Barbados and Bermuda
in summer 2010 and further increases to flights to Barbados, Antigua, St
Lucia and Cancun, British Airways officially now offers more seats to the
Caribbean from the UK than any other carrier.

With its substantial short haul programme British Airways has established
itself as a favourite for city breaks in Europe, offering Euro Traveller, the
Economy cabin for short haul flights, and Club Europe, BA's Business Class
cabin. Popular choices from Gatwick include flights to Amsterdam, Rome and
Faro. For the summer months, holidays in Dubrovnik
(www.britishairways.com/travel/dubrovnik/public/en_gb) are
also an option.

Flights to Sharm el Sheikh and other new long haul routes are operated by
Boeing 777 aircraft with a three-class configuration: World Traveller, World
Traveller Plus and Club World.

British Airways continues an excellent punctuality performance at Gatwick
Airport with the airport achieving the best monthly punctuality figures
British Airways has ever recorded in March.

In June, British Airways was the most punctual major carrier at Gatwick,
with 87 per cent of short haul and domestic flights departing on time and 86
per cent of international flights on time. Sharm el Sheikh was the second
most punctual route from Gatwick during the summer.

Now Executive Club iPhone users on short haul flights can also use the
new Mobile Boarding Passes on their phones - introduced at Gatwick earlier
this month - which can be scanned at check-in to speed up and enhance the
boarding process.

In addition, customers using Android and Blackberry devices will now be
able to benefit from a version of the British Airways App.

The airport experience is further enhanced as British Airways' customers
will benefit from the GBP900 million investment by Gatwick Airport to upgrade
and modernise the North and South Terminals.

Alan Peever, British Airways general manager Gatwick said: "In a year
when we have seen record punctuality, even in extreme operating conditions,
passengers have more reasons than ever to fly with British Airways from
Gatwick.

"Not only do we offer excellent punctuality and customer service, we now
have an excellent route network, with plenty of choice and a flexible
schedule allowing passengers to connect from many parts of the UK."

About British Airways:
British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations - including
holidays in Florida (
www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-florida/public/en_gb),
hotels, hotels in Jersey (
www.britishairways.com/travel/jersey/public/en_gb), flights, car
rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when
booking ATOL protected holiday packages. Passengers are offered added peace
of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British
Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers'
expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service
provided.

For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media
information please contact:

    Katja Cooper
    Astral Towers
    Betts Way
    London Road
    Crawley
    RH10 9XA
    +44(0)1293-722513
    www.ba.com

Katja Cooper, Astral Towers, Betts Way, London Road, Crawley, RH10 9XA, +44(0)1293-722513