Love Island star Jack Fowler has claimed “full negligence” throughout an Emirates flight to Dubai left him with the “actual risk of dying” after struggling an allergic response on the aircraft.
He mentioned he made the flight attendant conscious of his nut allergy twice earlier than he was given a hen curry which noticed his throat “instantly” shut up and his respiratory turn into “extraordinarily troublesome”.
“I wasn’t given a menu to selected from, as an alternative I used to be requested immediately if I needed hen or fish. I opted for the hen. Once I requested for the hen I instructed the air-host that I am severely allergic to all nuts,” he instructed his a million Instagram followers in a publish.
“I used to be then instructed that there was no nuts within the hen curry. Once I obtained the meal I requested the identical flight attendant once more to ensure, and once more was instructed that it doesn’t have nuts included. Trusting my flight attendant I started to eat the hen curry.
“Instantly my throat closed up and respiratory turned extraordinarily troublesome.”
Fowler, who starred in ITV’s Love Island in 2018, claimed he was served a curry which contained cashew nuts.
The 28-year-old mentioned he instructed the flight attendant he “could not breathe” and mentioned he requested once more if there have been nuts within the meals and was instructed once more there have been none.
He mentioned it was solely when his buddy demanded to see the meals menu that he realised he had eaten a “creamy cashew nut hen curry”.
“This left me with the true risk of dying on the aircraft as I knew I wanted emergency therapy instantly,” he mentioned.
“I used to be given 5 tanks of oxygen, in addition to administering my adrenaline pen (Epi Pen).
“I instructed the flight supervisor ‘If you happen to do not land this aircraft quickly, I’ll die on this aircraft’. This then result in the pilot rushing up the journey.
“As soon as we landed I used to be rushed into Dubai’s airport hospital the place I continued therapy.”
Fowler administering his adrenaline pen (Epi Pen) on the aircraft. Pic: Jack Fowler/Instagram
Fowler recovering in hospital in Dubai. Pic: Jack Fowler/Instagram
Fowler shared a number of footage of himself on the flight receiving therapy, tagging the Emirates airline within the publish during which he mentioned “it’s not ok”.
“I may have died on my flight. Full negligence out of your air host, put me on this state,” Fowler mentioned on his Instagram story.
“Telling me your meals would not comprise nuts when it does. What’s it going to take till individuals take meals allergy symptoms severely.”
Within the publish, the truth star and DJ warned all airways extra wanted to be finished to guard these with extreme dietary necessities.
“We board your flights and belief the cabin crew to help us in a protected flight. Take extra care,” he added.
The Emirates web site says the airline “cannot assure our meals are nut free” and that “we serve nuts on all our flights, both as a meal ingredient or as an accompaniment to drinks”.
It provides: “Different passengers may deliver meals on board that accommodates nuts, and traces of nut residue may very well be handed on to different surfaces of the plane in addition to via the air-con system.
“If in case you have a nut allergy, we suggest discussing your journey plans along with your physician earlier than you fly and please contact your native Emirates workplace.”
Sky Information has contacted Emirates for remark.