Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the $500 million hit included lost revenue and compensation the carrier doled out to 'take care of our customers' during the disruptions.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that the massive CrowdStrike tech outage that disrupted operations cost the airline $500 million. Bastian pegged the negative impact that the carrier faced at "half a billion dollars in five days." CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS "We’re not looking to wipe them out, but we’re looking to make certain that we get compensated however they decide to for what they cost us," he said during an appearance on CNBC.
The cybersecurity company said on its website that it "began working with customers and partners to bring systems online as quickly as possible, initially through manual remediation" and later via "automated techniques." It also sent out teams to help customers.
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