The crew of American Flight 223 knew hours before takeoff that they couldn’t go the distance to Los Angeles.
The first officer was going to exceed his allotted work time, as dictated by the Federal Aviation Administration, if he flew the entire route, American spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
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They departed Chicago with a new crew at 8:05 a.m. Monday and landed in Los Angeles at 10:11 a.m., according to FlightAware.com.
CNN’s Ed Payne contributed to this story.
