Originally Posted by
lucelib
We've been proactively offered 40,000 miles, but I would prefer BA miles or cash.
Well, that's in addition to the statutory compensation as a customer service gesture, and AA can't issue any Avios for that. Nor will AA offer cash instead of the miles. BAEC won't be making a refund since you used the ticket. To be honest, I would open an Advantage account just to get those miles. That's a substantial amount of them. You may upgrade your next flight with AA or just purchase a ticket.
Get both the EU compensation in cash and the AA miles!