Originally Posted by adeleswart

We were scheduled on AA flight 211 BOS-LAX at 6:05. Awakened with a 2 a.m. text saying flight on time. 4:30 checkin agent said flight was on time. It was not! The pilots were FAA required to get 8 hour rest and so the flight was delayed 3 hours. The crew also was not notified. This is clearly on AA. Why wake people up with text messages when the extra 3 hours sleep and more comfortable environment would have been most welcomed? Inconsiderate of crew and a plane full of passengers.