Want to get people's opinion on a delayed flight situation.
- BA2561 (SVQ/LGW) 6 July was delayed 4 hours - Departed 2256 vs planned 1855
- Captain announced that the delay was due to a defective door and the replacement of the outbound flight (BA2560). The weather issues in LGW contributed another hour to the delay.
- BA2560 planned departure 1425, estimated departure 1732, actual departure 18.35. Delay codes ZY and ZW
- The inbound replacement plane for BA2560 was flight BA2791 (DLM/LGW), it was scheduled to arrive 15.30m actual landing 16.19. So the plane landed 2 hours after BA2560 was planned to depart.

Based on the above information - I am of the view the delay was primarily the defective door/plane replacement, with a sprinkling of weather delay and claimed under UK261.
- BA have responded and denied the claim and noted that the delay was majority weather related and out of BA's control,
- Their view is that of the 253 minutes of delay, only 64 minutes were under BA's control and the rest was due to weather.

Based on my reasoning, the delay is due to the replacement plane landing 2 hours after it was meant to depart and the 1 hour it takes to deplane/clean/board. The weather delay should be the 1 hour between the estimated departure 1732 and actual departure 18.35 of BA2560.

I'm annoyed by their response and want to take this to CEDR, but want to get people's opinion if there is a strong case? BA have been very adamant of the weather delay - in spite of the evidence I have provided. I don't understand how they have arrived at their weather related time of 194 minutes.