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Love Island star ‘almost dies’ on plane and needs five oxygen tanks after terrifying allergic reaction on Dubai flight
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LOVE Island star Jack Fowler has revealed he could have died on a flight to Dubai after suffering a serious allergic reaction.
The reality star, 28, required five tanks of oxygen and was rushed to hospital upon landing in the Middle East following the terrifying in-air incident.
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He has accused airline Emirates of "complete negligence" and said he had been faced with the "real possibility of dying on the plane".
Jack claimed his throat "immediately closed" after he ate a curry containing cashew nuts, despite allegedly making it clear to Emirates staff he has a serious nut allergy.
The former Islander shared worrying footage of himself administering his EpiPen and receiving canisters of oxygen while on the flight.
In a furious Instagram post he wrote: "Trusting my flight attendant I began to eat the chicken curry. Immediately my throat closed up and breathing became extremely difficult.
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"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’.
"This left me with the real possibility of dying on the plane as I knew I needed emergency treatment immediately. I was given five tanks of Oxygen, as well as administering my Adrenaline Pen (Epi Pen). I told the flight supervisor ‘If you don’t land this plane soon, I will die on this plane’. This then lead to the pilot speeding up the journey."
Jack said he was sharing his experience to raise awareness and educate other air stewards of the dangers faced by passengers with allergies.
A spokesperson for Emirates said: "We are sorry to hear of Mr Fowler's experience and our teams on ground are providing him with all possible assistance. The safety and health of our customers is taken very seriously.
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"While Emirates aims to cater to customers with specific needs by offering a variety of special meals that cover medical, dietary, and religious requirements, we cannot guarantee a nut-free inflight environment.
"We urge travellers with dietary or other medical requirements to check our website and consult their doctor before travel."
It's the second brush with death the star, who appeared on Series 4 of Love Island, has had in the past 18 months.
In similar circumstances, the reality TV personality claimed his "throat closed up" and "tongue swelled" after he ate a dessert on a Qatar Airways flight last January.
He wrote in a lengthy post how he was "extremely allergic" to nuts and told the airline crew before departure yet was still served a dessert with a pistachio nut topping.
In an angry rant, Jack wrote: "Couldn't make it up.
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"After posting that last story nearly eating nuts after telling my air host multiple times I am anaphylactic to them he did it again.
"I ate it immediately, knew something was wrong and spat it out.
"But I also felt my throat close up and tongue swell."
He continued: "The pilot had contacted different countries to divert to get me treated.
"Luckily because I reacted quick we didn't need to.
"But I cannot begin to tell you how scary that was.
"I literally could have died, the next person might not be so lucky."
A spokesperson for Qatar Airways told The Sun: "We are aware of an issue concerning a passenger who had a reaction to nuts on board and are investigating the incident."
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They added: "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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What to do if someone is suffering an allergic reaction
Call 999 if:
- your lips, mouth, throat or tongue suddenly become swollen
- you're breathing very fast or struggling to breathe (you may become very wheezy or feel like you're choking or gasping for air)
- your throat feels tight or you're struggling to swallow
- your skin, tongue or lips turn blue, grey or pale (if you have black or brown skin, this may be easier to see on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet)
- you suddenly become very confused, drowsy or dizzy
- someone faints and cannot be woken up
- a child is limp, floppy or not responding like they normally do
How to use an adrenaline auto-injector
If you or someone you're with has a serious allergic reaction and an adrenaline auto-injector (such as an EpiPen), you should use it immediately.
Instructions are included on the side of the injector.
Call 999 for an ambulance after using the injector, even if you or the person you're with seems to be feeling better.
Source: NHS
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