Love Island’s Jack Fowler says he “almost died” on a plane to Dubai.
The 28-year-old TV star, who has a severe nut allergy, was reportedly rushed to hospital as soon as his plane landed in the Middle East. He claims his throat “immediately closed” when he ate a curry on his Emirates flight, despite allegedly notifying staff twice about his severe allergy.
He claims he was given a chicken curry that contained cashews – a move that could have cost him his life. Jack shared a worrying video on Instagram showing him using an EpiPen injection on his leg and being supplied with five tanks worth of oxygen.
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The plane reportedly had to make an emergency landing after Jack had informed the flight supervisor: “If you don’t land this plane soon, I will die on this plane.”
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The Love Island favourite slammed the airline on social media. In a passionate rant alongside a “trigger warning”, the reality star wrote: “What needs to happen for airlines to take food allergies seriously?
“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.”
As per the Mirror, he claimed: “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.
(Image: @_jackfowler_/instagram)
“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 [him] with the real possibility of dying on the plane as [he] knew [he] needed emergency treatment.” He continued: “I was given five tanks of oxygen, as well as administering my EpiPen.
(Image: @_jackfowler_/instagram)
“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.”
Jack was rushed to Dubai airport hospital where he was treated further and has since made a full recovery. Slamming 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 a safe flight. Take more care.”
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Daily Star has approached Emirates for comment on Jack’s claims.
Jack had a similar experience on Qatar Airways last January. He was served a dessert with a nut topping, despite telling alerting crew to his severe allergies beforehand.
A spokesperson for Qatar Airways told The Sun at the time: “We are aware of an issue concerning a passenger who had a reaction to nuts on board and are investigating the incident.
“Passenger health and safety is of paramount importance to Qatar Airways and we require all passengers with severe food allergies to notify the airline no less than 48 hours in advance of flying with a completed medical information form (MEDIF) as instructed on our website.
“The airline will work with the passenger to reduce the risk of contamination but as flights are public, an allergen free environment is not guaranteed.”
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