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Sat 03 Mar 2007British airports operator may face break-up following inquiryThe British Airports Authority (BAA) came a step closer to being broken up yesterday after airlines won their battle for a full investigation into the dominant UK airports operator.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred the Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted owner to the Competition Commission after most industry bodies it consulted during a three-month inquiry supported such a move.