Originally Posted by
Rossodio
Also, if I do stick with what they moved me to, any tips on extracting miles from the downgrade to business class when I call the EXP line after the trip is over? Would think I would just say that I got involuntarily downgraded to J due to flight time change and would expect to have miles put back into my account for the downgrade since I "paid" to book F to begin with, but I have not dealt with this before.
EC261/UK261 requires 75% of the fare for a downgrade and it does apply to mileage awards. Just put in a claim for EC261 compensation for the downgrade after you've flown.