Manchester airport apologizes for telling a girl that her diabetes medicine could "blow up the plane"

An English family is unhappy with the way Manchester airport security staff treated their daughter's drugs.

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The Manchester Airport in England apologized to a family after a security staff member reportedly told a 13-year-old girl that her diabetes medicine "could blow up the plane." And that it would be his fault.

Joanne Holland, 47, was traveling to Naples with her husband Simon and their 13-year-old daughter Polly, who had type 1 diabetes. The family had Polly's insulin in her carry-on baggage, as she always does. when she travels. In addition to the drugs, the family wore letters from the Sheffield Children's Hospital allowing insulin, The Star reported.

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However, despite the paperwork, Holland's Sheffield family said the security personnel made them "feel like terrorists".

Joanne told The Star that the family had to open all her medications and place them in individual plastic bags, like other non-medical liquids. Joanne worried that this could lead to contamination of the drug.

Later, the family said they were called back by security, who then told Polly that her medication could "blow up the plane" and told her it would be "her fault".

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"As a parent, your kids are always your priority, but with Polly, it's even more so because I'm wearing medication that will keep her alive," Joanna told The Star. "For me, it was frustrating, but she was afraid of not being able to go on vacation. I just held her hand and said everything was going to be fine. She looked close to tears.

Manchester Airport did not respond to Fox News's request for comment, but said in a statement to The Star that they had apologized to the family for the incident and explained their drug policy.

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"We would like to apologize to the Hollands for their experience during a trip to the airport recently. The correct procedure for medicines and medical equipment is that they require analysis, unless written exemption from a doctor or hospital. That's why the Hollands were asked to present their daughter's diabetes medications for screening. "