Flight made emergency landing after woman with shellfish allergy served prawns

Doreen Benary, 41, says she flagged the ailment to cabin crew in the Singapore Airlines flight from Germany, which had to be diverted to France (Picture: Getty Images)

A transatlantic flight to New York was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger with a severe shellfish allergy claimed to have been served shrimp.

Doreen Benary, 41, says she flagged the ailment to cabin crew in the Singapore Airlines flight from Germany, which had to be diverted to France on October 8 last year.