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Delta boss says airline lost ‘$500M in five days' over Crowdstrike debacle
DALDelta(DAL) New York Post·2024-07-31 16:32

Delta Air Lines will take a 500millionhitrelatedtotheCrowdStrikeglobaloutageastheairlinepursueslegalaction,thecompany′sCEOEdBastiansaidWednesday.TheairlinehasbeentheslowestamongmajorUScarrierstorecoverfollowingthecybersecurityfirmsoftwareupdatedebaclethatledtomorethan2,200flightcancellationsonJuly19.Deltalost"halfabilliondollarsinfivedays,"BastiantoldCNBCduringaninterviewinParis.5DeltaCEOEdBastiansaidtheairlinesuffered500 million hit related to the CrowdStrike global outage as the airline pursues legal action, the company's CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday. The airline has been the slowest among major US carriers to recover following the cybersecurity firm software update debacle that led to more than 2,200 flight cancellations on July 19. Delta lost "half a billion dollars in five days," Bastian told CNBC during an interview in Paris. 5 Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline suffered 500 millio ...