Former Love Island star had 'possibility of dying' on flight after major food mix-up on flight

A former Love Island star revealed he had a 'possibility of dying' onboard a flight recently as he was served food he's severly allergic to by cabin crew.

Best known for his time on the ITV reality show's fourth season and for winning the first iteration of the Love Island games in 2023, the star has recently shared his harrowing experience involving an allergic reaction onboard an aircraft.

Jack Fowler, who now works as a DJ, put a post up on Instagram this evening (17 June), detailing his scary health encounter while onboard an Emirates Airlines flight.

Posting two videos and four photos, the content creator wrote a few hundred words to accompany the post and voice his frustration at the situation, and at the airline.

He began the post by saying that he 'can't believe' that he has to post this, and claimed that there was 'complete negligence' from Emirates.

Fowler added: "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 chose from, instead I was asked directly if I wanted chicken or fish. I opted for the chicken.

"When I asked for the chicken, I told the air-host that I’m severely allergic to all nuts. I was then told that there was no nuts in the chicken curry.

"When I received the meal I asked the same flight attendant again to make sure, and again was told that it does not have nuts included.

"Trusting my flight attendant I began to eat the chicken curry. Immediately my throat closed up and breathing became extremely difficult."

Fowler then said that he couldn't breathe, asking once again if there were nuts in the food, to which he was apparently told that there were no nuts in the dish once 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'," he wrote.

"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)."

He also stated that he told the flight supervisor, 'If you don’t land this plane soon, I will die on this plane', and then claimed: "This then lead to the pilot speeding up the journey."

Fowler explained that he was rushed to Dubai's airport hospital upon arrival, where he continued to receive treatment.

He concluded by saying that he was grateful to have the platform to make people 'aware of Emirates' complete negligence', further saying: "You are responsible for your passengers and their safety. Giving a passenger food which they’ve stated TWICE will cause extreme harm is unacceptable."

The reality TV star then said he hopes that all airlines and cabin crew take note, as it's their job to ensure that passengers have a safe flight.

A spokesperson from Emirates Airlines 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.

"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."

Link: https://www.emirates.com/ae/english/before-you-fly/health/