The teenager's father was left fuming after the airline escorted them out of London Gatwick airport by armed security, all because of his son's involuntary outburst14:14, 27 May 2026A school boy with Tourette's was left sobbing after he was blocked from boarding a British Airways flight because he shouted the word "bomb".Thirteen-year-old Mason Entwistle was deemed a security risk, and he and his family were unable to board their flight from London Gatwick to Alicante in Spain on Saturday. His dad Martyn said the ordeal left Mason screaming "what is the point in my life?".He said: "Mason was crying on the floor and desperately apologising. He said: 'What's the point in my life if I'm not allowed to do anything.' Everyone was in tears."Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition which typically begins in childhood that causes involuntary sounds and movements known as tics.READ MORE: Scientist issues night fan UK warning as millions try to cool in 35C heatwaveREAD MORE: TV doctor says follow NHS '6-8 teaspoon' hot weather rule or risk health issuesMartyn, from Harwich in Essex, said Mason was wearing a sunflower disability lanyard while travelling and that the family had informed British Airways about his son's disability days before. The family, travelling in a group of 10 on a £4,000 holiday, said things escalated after Mason became increasingly anxious at the departure gate."All the way through security it was fine," Martyn told the Daily Mail. "But when we got to the gate he was ticcing a lot more. So the duty manager took us down to the bridge and said the captain needs to speak to us."Dramatic video footage filmed by the 39-year-old father shows him challenging a BA manager over the decision while Mason wails in the background.In the footage, the airline manager says: "We are refusing him because there's been a threat made that he has a bomb in his bag. We have to take it incredibly seriously."Martyn said: "Eventually, after 40 minutes of waiting in the sweltering heat, three armed officers came marching down and we were told we wouldn't be flying.“No-one offered Mason any assistance or help as we were taken back into the airport. It's intimidating for an adult when you've got armed officers with guns behind you, let alone for an upset kid. It was clear he was totally broken down."The father claims the family were later refused transfer onto another BA flight after staff alleged he refused to leave the boarding bridge - something he strongly denies: "There were armed officers there, as if I'd refuse to leave in that scenario."The Entwistles said they were eventually forced to fork out a further £2,400 on replacement flights through BA's sister airline Vueling. Martyn said he has since contacted Tourette's charities in the hope no other family experiences the same ordeal.Article continues below"The staff need training for scenarios like this. They were just following protocol but we don't want any other families to have to go through this."A spokesperson for British Airways said: “This was an extremely difficult, complex and distressing situation.“Due to a number of contributing factors the decision was made not to allow the group to travel on the flight.”