Originally Posted by
CaptainMiles
There are many valid reasons for being inside the sterile area without a valid boarding pass. Passengers that just came off an arriving flight and threw away their used BP, for one.
It doesn't matter what piece of paper you're holding. It matters what the airline computers can evidentiate. If you had just come off another flight, there would be a record in the system. But if you had booked a flight and then canceled it, you no longer would have a legitimate reason for being inside the secured area.