Originally Posted by
papabravowhiskey
I thought the idea was that when one of the flight crew leaves the cockpit, a member of the cabin crew was supposed to take his/her place so that there are always 2 people on the flight deck ...?
That is not the case in many if not most airlines worldwide. The additional crew member was there to identify who wanted to enter and if the area was clear. Cameras take care of that anyway, and better since they see around the corners (3 cameras vs. one pair of eyes).