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US woman sues SIA for allergic reaction caused by meal containing shrimp
A Manhattan resident is suing Singapore Airlines after she suffered a severe allergic reaction allegedly caused by a meal containing shrimp. (PHOTO: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)More
A woman is suing Singapore Airlines after she suffered a severe allergic reaction mid-flight, allegedly caused by a meal containing shrimp that was mistakenly served to her despite advance warnings.
In her legal complaint, 41-year-old Manhattan resident Doreen Benary said she had informed the cabin crew of her shrimp allergy upon boarding flight SQ026 from Frankfurt to New York on 8 October 2024. But during the business class meal service, she claimed a crew member served her a meal containing shrimp, which she unknowingly ate. She only realised it after she "began to feel ill".
Justin Rohrlich
Thu, 19 June 2025 at 5:14 PM SGT4-min read
Singapore Airlines flight diverted after business class passenger with severe shellfish allergy served shrimp
A transatlantic flight from Germany to New York City was forced to make an emergency landing in France when a 41-year-old physician with a severe shellfish allergy claims she was served a meal containing shrimp – even after making certain to notify the cabin crew about her ailment.
Manhattan resident Doreen Benary, who works in pediatric emergency medicine, was unaware there was shrimp in the dish until it was too late, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday and obtained first by The Independent.
The complaint says she soon “fell violently ill” from the shrimp, which was allegedly lurking silently among other components in the dish, and the Singapore Airlines 777-300ER diverted to Paris. There, Benary was “transported by ambulance and underwent emergency medical treatment at two separate medical facilities,” according to the complaint.
