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EXHIBIT 8.1
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS
SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
Principal subsidiary undertakings are wholly-owned except where indicated.
| | Principal activities
| | Country of incorporation and registration and principal operations
|
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Air Miles Travel Promotions Ltd* | | Airline marketing | | England |
BA & AA Holdings Ltd* (90 per center of equity owned) | | Holding Company | | England |
Britair Holdings Ltd* | | Holding Company | | England |
British Airways Capital Ltd* (89 per cent of founders' shares owned) | | Airline finance | | Jersey |
British Airways (European Operations at Gatwick) Ltd* | | Airline operations | | England |
British Airways Finance B.V.* | | Airline finance | | Netherlands |
British Airways Holdings Ltd* | | Airline finance | | Jersey |
British Airways Holidays Ltd* | | Package holidays | | England |
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff Ltd* | | Aircraft maintenance | | England |
British Airways Regional Ltd* | | Air travel services | | England |
British Airways Travel Shops Ltd* | | Travel agency | | England |
British Asia Airways Ltd* | | Air travel services | | England |
CityFlyer Express Ltd* | | Airline operations | | England |
Deutsche BA Luftfahrtgesellschaft GmbH | | Airline operations | | Germany |
British Regional Air Lines Group Plc | | Airline operations | | England |
Speedbird Insurance Company Ltd* | | Insurance | | Bermuda |
British Airways CitiExpress Ltd | | Airline operations | | England |
Brymon Airways Ltd (Holding company of British Regional Air Lines Group Plc) | | Holding Company | | England |
World Network Services Pvt Ltd* | | Data processing services | | India |
QUASI-SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKING
| | Principal activities
| | Country of incorporation and registration and principal operations
|
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The London Eye Company Ltd* (33 per cent of equity owned) | | Leisure company | | England |
ASSOCIATED UNDERTAKINGS
| | Percentage of equity owned
| | Principal activities
| | Country of incorporation and principal operations
|
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Concorde International Travel Pty Ltd | | 50.0 | | Travel services | | Australia |
Qantas Airways Ltd | | 21.4 | | Airline operations | | Australia |
Iberia, Lineas Aéreas de España, S.A. ("Iberia') | | 9.0 | | Airline operations | | Spain |
Comair Ltd | | 18.3 | | Airline operations | | South Africa |
Accoladia Ltd* | | 50.0 | | Package Holidays | | England |
Opodo Ltd* | | 22.9 | | Internet travel agency | | England |
TRADE INVESTMENTS
| | Percentage of equity owned
| | Principal activities
| | Country of incorporation and principal operations
|
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The Airline Group* | | 16.7 | | Air traffic control holding company | | England |
Cordiem LLC* | | 7.4 | | Internet trade exchange | | USA |
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