Originally Posted by
gutt3d
I'm not sure what to make of the YQ surcharge - I'll do some searching on this forum and see if I can find out what that might be.
It's what used to be called the fuel surcharge. The change of name causes endless argument here, which I will avoid.
If you were to buy a ticket today, the YQ would be £114.50 each way (the same is charged by IB and BA. So if the argument that you should get 75% of the YQ as well is a good one, then it would seem that BA owes you another £85.88 for the downgrade.
But given the confirmation that you were on a T class fare outbound and the coincidence of published fares with what you paid, my suspicion is that (other than the APD), that may well be your lot. The 261/2004 experts here will probably be able to give a more reliable view, though.
Originally Posted by
gutt3d
Regards the difference in APD - is this same as the £75 that BA paid me?
Again, those with more experience will be able to chime in. But it sounds like the £75 may have been given to you
ex gratia, not intending to affect your legal rights. If that was the basis on which it was given, then your right (or not) to claim the £75 APD difference would be unaffected.
Leaving aside that payment, it would be natural to expect to get a refund of the difference in APD. But the experts here will be able to help more on that one.