Delta Air Lines operations normalize Thursday, reimbursements offered [Video]

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – After nearly a week of increased delays and cancelations stemming from a tech outage, Delta Air Lines says its operations have returned to normal – reporting zero canceled mainline and connection flights on Thursday.

The initial outage began on July 19, when a failed Windows update parlayed cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike into an outage that left users around the world unable to access its cloud computing platforms, causing major problems for banks, airlines, media outlets, and more. CrowdStrike has since noted the issue was not a cyberattack.

As part of the outage, Delta told FOX 9 that unaccompanied minor travel was paused from July 19 to July 21. Minors traveling by themselves who were already booked to travel were not able to travel.

Thousands of customers also reported missing luggage when their flight did depart on time.

However, Delta says it expects to continue to level out its operations into Friday, and efforts are …