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British 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. 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. The company denied reports that it was also looking at selling one or more of its sites. Unions criticised the planned job cuts as illogical but one leading airline said it would support the move as long as it did not affect security or passenger services.