Originally Posted by
chrisnils
Thanks for the concern. We eventually landed at our destination, so no worries there. But I have some really good "evidence" that points in my favor, so weŽll see how it turns out.
The most irritating thing is the "lame" response from Customer Service and also the turnover time, but I guess they get quite a few requests/claims

I can almost guarantee you won't get any further with Customer Service. If you really want to take it further I suggest you follow the process detailed under item 27 here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...61-2004-a.html
However if fog did delay flights that day which caused a knock on effect leading to your flight being delayed, I don't think you stand much chance regardless of what the captain 'promised' you. The captain may not have the complete information as to why BA changed aircraft allocations.