I much as I hate the way aacharya sounded, he/she is right - this is a done deal that has nothing to do with CO and thus the thread need to closed. FYI - aacharya is one of the good guys/gals here - he/she knows his/her stuff and is pretty informative and knowledgable.

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate sitatuion but the airline can't do anything more on this situation, and they shouldn't.