Originally Posted by
golfmad
I have sympathy with aspects of your rant but you should stop going on about this point. You chose this option to get you there a little earlier. No-one forced you into the last row in Y.
Agreed. The OP has been treated poorly, BA has not shown itself in a great light, but the OP wanted to get to Berlin ASAP, and now that's happening. If sitting in CE on a short trip was that important, then wait for a later flight with CE availability. It sounds like a horrible stressful day for the OP (who's also probably jetlagged) but getting there just over three hours late isn't such a terrible result.