Nope. There is absolutely no way for you to get through security without a ticket. FWIW I’ve flow all over the world for my job (seriously, I’ve been to airports in Portugal, South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Anchorage, Argentina, Uruguay, etc…) and the Buffalo airport is definitely the nicest, easiest airport I’ve ever flown from. It’s small, it’s not too busy, you can’t get lost because there’s only one secuirty checkpoint and all the gates are one long hallway, and the Landmark bar makes a mean beef on weck.
I can understand her being nervous, but she’ll have no problems on a quick hop from Buffalo to Boston. :tup: