STORY: CrowdStrike says it’s not to blame for recent US airline chaos
The cybersecurity firm said Sunday it had minimal legal liability for the mid-July disruption.
Thousands of flights were canceled after a faulty software update from the company caused computers around the world to crash.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has said the outage cost his company $500 million and vowed to take legal action to recover compensation.
The airline canceled more than 6,000 flights over a six-day period, affecting more than half a million passengers.
Over the weekend, CrowdStrike reiterated its apology.
But in a letter from a lawyer, it also said it was disappointed by any claims it was negligent.
The company says it reached out to Delta to offer help when the outage occurred, but never heard back.
Now it says the airline should explain why it declined free on-site assistance and why rival airlines were able to get their systems back online much faster.
A CrowdStrike spokesperson said Delta should stop what it calls “posting” about a “meritless” potential lawsuit.
There was no immediate response from the airline.