Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

Yes, you're fine. If you are not going, then you can get a full refund. Compensation will be possibly, probably payable, since BA could not in any event rebook you within certain time limits. It makes no difference whether you go or not, the compensation is due. Now there is bad weather and there assorted ATC issues today, this would allow BA to not pay compensation (see main thread) however the BA App has not mentioned either weather or ATC as a reason for cancellation, indeed it has given no reason. This usually - but not always - means that BAEF doesn't have enough crew or staff to run the service, and for that compensation would be due, as I'm sure you would expect. It makes no difference if you fly or not, the harm is done, as it were.

A lot of this information is in the key threads of this forum, so personally I think it may be worth getting familiar with say EC261, the Disruptions and Delay FAQ threads, just to give you an easier ride when these things happen. So here it may have given you confidence to go with another airline if you had the facts at your finger tips.