Only just found this thread - I've been jet-lagged/audax-lagged/BA-lagged all week!
Took us 3 days to get back from Nice on Saturday. This was my first massive air-delay, and although it was a goody, I'm grateful that we didn't go through the piles-of-bodies-in-a-departure-lounge scenario. I guess BA wanted to avoid that at all cost due to the horrible PR.
ANYWAY ... partner (who wasn't on the trip!) rather "helpfully" found this Dr Seuss version of the BA statement to "cheer me up":
Statement from British Airways
The plane is not leaving
We’re sorry to say.
And check-in is heaving;
It will be all day!
Your plane to Barbados
Is stuck in Mumbai.
Your bag’s in Honduras.
“We’re sorry! We’re sorry!”The crew’s in Dubai.
What else can we say?
There’s no need to worry,
It’s just a four-day delay.
The reason was clear,
A technical crash.
There’s nothing to fear,
Not a question of cash.
“Cutbacks caused the disaster”.
Ignore those who whine
Our IT is fine
Based in west Maharashtra.
We’ll soon get you flying
There’s no reason to fret.
Oh please stop your crying.
You could try EasyJet!
My one rant - probably ill-informed: we were ready to fly, on the plane. Surely they could sort us out back at Heathrow? Heathrow air-traffic-control could get the plane down, they don't care about BA's tickets/luggage/passengers, we'd all been security-checked. So why couldn't we fly?
It won't help me, but I'd like to hear an answer!