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Love Island star Jack Fowler has revealed he “almost died” on a plane to Dubai after eating a curry.
The 28-year-old reality star – who has a severe nut allergy – had to be rushed to hospital when he landed in the Middle East after his throat “immediately closed” when he ate the food served on the Emirates flight despite telling staff of his allergy twice beforehand.
Though he was clear about being allergic to all nuts, he says he was still served a chicken curry that had cashews in, which could have cost him his life. Posting a video of himself having to inject an EpiPen into his leg while on board and be administered five tanks of oxygen, the plane was force to make an emergency landing after he told the flight supervisor: “If you don’t land this plane soon, I will die on this plane.”
Sharing the post on Instagram with a ‘TRIGGER WARNING’ Jack highlighted the serious issued and asked: “What needs to happen for airlines to take food allergies seriously?" Giving more detail on what happened, he shared: “Can’t believe I’m having to post this. And I’m posting because people should be aware of the severity of how bad food allergies can be and the complete negligence from @emirates airline.”
Love Island star Jack Fowler had to have five tanks of oxygen onboard to save his life (Instagram)
He revealed he almost died on board after an extreme allergic reaction to nuts (Instagram)He said: “I recently flew with Emirates Airline where I was given a cashew nut. I made my flight attendant aware of my nut allergy twice before being given a chicken curry. I wasn’t given a menu to choose from, instead I was asked directly if I wanted chicken or fish. I opted for the chicken.
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“When I received the meal I asked the same flight attendant again to make sure, and again was told that it did not have nuts included. Trusting my flight attendant I began to eat the curry. Immediately my throat closed up and breathing became extremely difficult.
“I told a flight attendant I couldn’t breathe and if there was nuts in the food. I was told that there were no nuts in the chicken curry AGAIN. It was only when my friend demanded to see the food menu for the first time did I realise it was a ‘Creamy Cashew Nut Chicken Curry’.”
Jack said this “left me with the real possibility of dying on the plane as I knew I needed emergency treatment”. He continued: “I was given five tanks of oxygen, as well as administering my EpiPen.” He continued: “I was given five tanks of oxygen, as well as administering my EpiPen. I told the flight supervisor ‘If you don’t land this plane soon, I will die.’ This then led to the pilot speeding up the journey.”
Once the plane landed Jack was rushed into Dubai airport hospital where he was given further treatment and has since made a full recovery. Blasting the airline on social media, he said: “It is not good enough... You are responsible for your passengers and their safety. Giving a passenger food which they’ve stated TWICE will cause extreme harm is unacceptable. I hope airlines and cabin crew who come across this post take note. We board your flights and trust the cabin crew to aid us in s safe flight. Take more care.”
The Mirror has contacted an Emirates spokesperson for comment on this story.