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A teenage boyband member who donned 12 layers of clothes in order to get around airline luggage rules collapsed mid-air from heat exhaustion on a flight from London.

James McElvar, who is a member of Scottish band Rewind, had been in London to play a gig with the group, and was on his way home when he fell foul of budget airline EasyJet's luggage restrictions.

He went to board the flight to Glasgow at Stansted airport with both a small rucksack and a suitcase when he was told he would have to pay a fee to take both bags on board.

The 19-year-old from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire decided that instead of paying up or ditching his clothes, he would wear the entire contents of his rucksack, which contained four jumpers, six t-shirts, three pairs of jeans, two pairs of jogging bottoms, two jackets and two hats.

He became unwell during the flight and vomited before collapsing. An off-duty paramedic on board the flight rushed to his aid, and he was treated with oxygen.

He was also treated by medics once the plane landed, and said he felt he was lucky to be alive.

He told the Sun: "I thought I was a goner. It felt just like I was having a heart attack. I was so hot I felt I would pass out as soon as I boarded."

Yesterday the band tweeted to their 38,000 followers: "James is much better now! Still in a bit of shock but he's recovered from last night! And the other boys are fine and home safe! #RewindHQ."

A spokeswoman for Easyjet said: "He was asked to either combine his two items into one bag or pay £45 to check one of them into the hold.

"Our crew assisted him when he became unwell."