In just the past week, Allegiant and Allegiant spokeswoman, Kim Schaefer, have made the following statements from just a handful of the stories I've read. I can't help but wonder if Kim gets tired of this, or if she even believes the things she says anymore.

"While we regret the inconvenience to the passengers on these … flights, Allegiant would like to emphasize these decisions were made in the interests of their safety, and we stand by the decisions of our professional pilots and crew in these matters," said Allegiant spokeswoman Kim Schaefer. "Allegiant is a very safe airline."

"Out of abundance of caution, an emergency was declared and the aircraft landed safely at [Jacksonville International]," said Allegiant in an email.

The airline said in an e-mail to NBC 10 News that "Allegiant is a very safe airline. We have robust internal and external auditing programs and are investing heavily in new training programs and technologies that are industry leading."

"An email from Allegiant says 'an in-flight emergency was never declared', but officials at Hector Airport say 'an emergency was declared and responders were put on alert.'"

Interestingly, this story got very little attention, but four of the five emergencies have been out of SFB:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/former-allegiant-air-mechanic-says-passengers-should-be-concerned-with-airlines-safety

And of course, there's this:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/allegiant-air-had-five-emergency-landings-out-of-florida-during-holiday/2259958