Originally Posted by
pilatusguy
IMHO all you can hope for is miles back, definitely not money. Why would LX pay out cash if you haven't even spent any (but miles)
...because a ticket - even if miles were used - is still purchased (the currency is simply different).
I remember there were 2 passengers downgraded from FRA to CPT because the aircraft was swapped from a 3-cabin to a 2-cabin - they were on US Airways awards and received Euro 4'000 each.