Major Interests in Shares

RNS Number:0359U
ebookers PLC
08 January 2004


                                   SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

AVS NO.  ___________


All relevant boxes should be completed in block letters.

1.  Name of company                               2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

EBOOKERS PLC                                      THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC


3. Please state whether notification indicates    4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
that it is in respect of holding of the           than one holder, the number of shares held by
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a   each of them
non-beneficial interest or in case of an
individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18
                                                  GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED (WITH
                                                  GOLDMAN SACHS & CO ACTING AS CUSTODIAN):
                                                  26,414,136 SHARES
NOTIFICATION RELATES TO SHARES HELD BY
SHAREHOLDER IN 2 BY ATTRIBUTION ONLY

                                                  HELD AT - DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OF NEWYORK
                                                  (WITH GOLDMAN SACHS & CO ACTING AS CUSTODIAN FOR
                                                  624,932 ADRs): 1,249, 864 SHARES



                                                  GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED (WITH
                                                  GOLDMAN SACHS & CO HOLDING BENEFICIAL INTEREST):
                                                  10,000 SHARES



                                                  REGISTERED AT - 'CREST' IN ACCOUNT 'CREPTEMP'
                                                  (WITH GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
                                                  BENEFICIAL INTEREST): 630,158


5. Number of shares/ amount  6. Percentage of     7. Number of shares/     8. Percentage of issued
of stock acquired            issued class         amount of stock          class:  --
                                                  disposed: --

NOT KNOWN                    NOT KNOWN


9. Class of security                              10. Date of transaction: 11. Date company
                                                                           informed: 08/01/2004
14P ORDINARY SHARES                               NOT KNOWN


12. Total holding following this notification     13. Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                  following this notification

28,304,158 SHARES                                 43.59%


14. Any additional information                    15. Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                  queries

THIS NOTIFICATION DOES NOT ARISE FROM ANY         LEIGH GRANT  - 0207 489 2297
INCREASE IN THE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF DINESH
DHAMIJA OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR


16. Name and signature of company official
responsible for making this notification

HELEN O'BYRNE, COMPANY SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL



Date of this notification: 08/01/2004






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