I too am a cynic.
Having read about BA giving CE tickets to Porto to someone from Nottingham to compensate them for the Ryanair flights they missed, I wonder if someone in the 'bright spark dept' has been given £10k to try to sort out the PR mess of the last 12 months.
B.t.w. *please* post what you actually receive. I am sure you are awaiting it with bated breath.