There was an alarming story about an Allegiant aircraft on the national TV news this evening.
:o
Saw it, and could not understand why the control tower didn't give the passanger jet priority emergency the minute the pilot first notified them. Over 100 lives were at stake.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/allegiant-air-pilot-pleads-atc-make-emergency-landing-closed-airport/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/allegiant-air-pilot-pleads-atc-make-emergency-landing-closed-airport/)