Originally Posted by
Bullswood
By the way, for the record, and thanks no doubt to BA Refund Helper, I was promised a refund around 55% of the total fare for the unused sectors LHR/ZRH/LHR/SFO (from the original SFO/ZRH r/t) due to be flown today.
You should really be pushing for a trip in vain which includes returning you to SFO in 1st. What you explained in your OP is the definition of trip in vain imo