An Allegiant Air Airbus A320 was forced to make an emergency landing on July 6, 2025, following a reported bomb threat onboard. The aircraft landed safely, with no injuries reported and no bomb found.

Taj Malik Tayor, 27, of Largo, Florida, told another passenger on Allegiant Air flight 1023, headed to Roanoke, Virginia, that his laptop was a bomb, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

The flight, bound for Virginia, made an emergency return to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport after "a passenger caused a disruption." ...

As per the report, Taylor told authorities in an interview that he was recently released from a mental health facility.

A Largo, Florida, man was removed from an Allegiant Air flight headed to Roanoke on Sunday and is under investigation by the FBI for making a bomb threat. Taj Malik Taylor, 27, was a passenger on ...