India, June 21 -- A New York-based paediatrician has taken legal action against Singapore Airlines (SIA) after she allegedly suffered a severe allergic reaction mid-air, claiming the crew served her a shrimp-laced meal despite being informed of her allergy, reported CNA, a Singapore based news publication.

In a lawsuit filed in the United States, Dr Doreen Benary said she had clearly communicated her shrimp allergy to one or more crew members upon boarding her business class seat on a flight from Frankfurt to New York (JFK) on October 8, 2024. However, court documents, accessed by the publication alleged that the crew still served her a meal that contained shrimp, a mistake that nearly turned fatal.

Unaware of the contents, Dr Benary co...