Delta Expects $500 Million Hit From CrowdStrike Outage


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Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC that the carrier had “no choice” but to seek damages from CrowdStrike for the outage.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the CrowdStrike outage that led it to cancel thousands of flights will cost it $500 million. 

In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Wednesday morning, Bastian said the loss was not only in revenue, but also in the millions of dollars in compensation the carrier owed for hotels and other reimbursements. 

When asked if Delta would sue CrowdStrike for the outage, Basti