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Delta Says CrowdStrike Outage Wreaked Havoc on Team USA’s Travel
- Carrier had to reroute athletes, add another flight to Paris
- CrowdStrike says Delta rejected its offers for assistance
Travelers wait in line at a Delta Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on July 19.
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The US Olympic team has won more than 30 medals over the past week. But it took an unusual amount of effort to get them to the games on time.
That’s because Delta Air Lines Inc., the official airline of Team USA, was crippled by the CrowdStrike tech outage just when it was supposed to be transporting 1,800 athletes, coaches, staff and equipment to Paris.