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 stated 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 out to be “extraordinarily troublesome”.
“I wasn’t given a menu to selected from, as an alternative I used to be requested straight if I wished hen or fish. I opted for the hen. Once I requested for the hen I advised the air-host that I am severely allergic to all nuts,” he advised his a million Instagram followers in a put up.
“I used to be then advised that there was no nuts within the hen curry. Once I acquired the meal I requested the identical flight attendant once more to ensure, and once more was advised 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 stated he advised the flight attendant he “could not breathe” and stated he requested once more if there have been nuts within the meals and was advised once more there have been none.
He stated it was solely when his good friend 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 stated.
“I used to be given 5 tanks of oxygen, in addition to administering my adrenaline pen (Epi Pen).
“I advised the flight supervisor ‘Should you do not land this aircraft quickly, I’ll die on this aircraft’. This then result in the pilot dashing up the journey.
“As soon as we landed I used to be rushed into Dubai’s airport hospital the place I continued therapy.”
Fowler shared a number of photos of himself on the flight receiving therapy, tagging the Emirates airline within the put up wherein he stated “it isn’t adequate”.
“I might have died on my flight. Full negligence out of your air host, put me on this state,” Fowler stated on his Instagram story.
“Telling me your meals does not include nuts when it does. What’s it going to take till individuals take meals allergy symptoms significantly.”
Within the put up, the fact star and DJ warned all airways extra wanted to be completed to guard these with extreme dietary necessities.
“We board your flights and belief the cabin crew to assist 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 might also carry meals on board that comprises nuts, and traces of nut residue may very well be handed on to different surfaces of the plane in addition to by means of the air con system.
“You probably have a nut allergy, we advocate discussing your journey plans together with your physician earlier than you fly and please contact your native Emirates workplace.”
Sky Information has contacted Emirates for remark.