Originally Posted by
tsg20
I wrote letters at the time asking for 75% back under Mennens, which valuing the 2 for 1 voucher as equal to the fare paid for the other passenger would have been a total of 150k Avios + £240 by my calculation, but their position was that because we didn't push them for a travel on a future date in F (which would have been at least 2 days later) we were due nothing.
When this has happened here and I'm aware of it, then I always advise the poster to get a note on their PNR to say they are unhappy with being downgraded, or something similar, it's a part of BA's logic chain. But the actual requirement in the Regulation relates to whether the airline places you in J or not, which I think has happened here. It remains the case that MCOL is your best bet, but leaving it a long time before taking it further may perhaps count against you, there again the letters you wrote at the time would be in your favour.