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| Airport operator BAA to cut jobs | Airport operator BAA to cut jobs |
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| Airport operator BAA has said it is to cut jobs, but has played down reports that 2,000 positions may go. | Airport operator BAA has said it is to cut jobs, but has played down reports that 2,000 positions may go. |
| BAA said some jobs would be lost, but it did not yet have a final number, adding that security and customer service roles would be unaffected. | BAA said some jobs would be lost, but it did not yet have a final number, adding that security and customer service roles would be unaffected. |
| The positions are being removed as part of an efficiency review at the UK's largest airport business. | The positions are being removed as part of an efficiency review at the UK's largest airport business. |
| BAA owns Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports. | BAA owns Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports. |
| BAA denied reports that it was also looking at selling one or more of its sites. | BAA denied reports that it was also looking at selling one or more of its sites. |
| 'More efficient' | 'More efficient' |
| The Times newspaper had reported that the airport operator was to cut 2,000 jobs, but a spokeswoman for the company said BAA did "not recognise" that figure. | |
| "This is a simplification exercise aimed at support staff much more than frontline staff," said BAA. | "This is a simplification exercise aimed at support staff much more than frontline staff," said BAA. |
| "It's not simply about costs. It's about building a much leaner and more efficient business." | "It's not simply about costs. It's about building a much leaner and more efficient business." |
| BAA has a 60% market share of all UK passenger flights, rising to 90% in the south of England. | BAA has a 60% market share of all UK passenger flights, rising to 90% in the south of England. |
| The firm, which was bought by Spanish firm Ferrovial last year, is at the centre of a Competition Commission probe into whether it excessively dominates the market. | The firm, which was bought by Spanish firm Ferrovial last year, is at the centre of a Competition Commission probe into whether it excessively dominates the market. |
| BAA's level of customer service is expected to feature in the commission's investigation. | BAA's level of customer service is expected to feature in the commission's investigation. |
| The firm has previously accepted that "the experience of too many passengers using London airports is unsatisfactory", but blames a lack of capacity in terminals and on runways. | The firm has previously accepted that "the experience of too many passengers using London airports is unsatisfactory", but blames a lack of capacity in terminals and on runways. |
| Earlier this month, Heathrow's biggest customer, British Airways, joined the wave of criticism being levelled at the airport. Standards at Heathrow have also come under fire from London mayor Ken Livingstone and key business figures. | Earlier this month, Heathrow's biggest customer, British Airways, joined the wave of criticism being levelled at the airport. Standards at Heathrow have also come under fire from London mayor Ken Livingstone and key business figures. |