{"id":7885,"date":"2023-06-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2023-06-27T22:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T04:53:10","slug":"ams-airport-hacks-getting-a-reservation-for-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/ams-airport-hacks-getting-a-reservation-for-security\/","title":{"rendered":"AMS Airport Hacks: Getting a Reservation for Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has been the unpredictable crazy uncle of airports<\/a> since the middle of 2020. From a passenger’s perspective, the worst effect has been long security lines, as long has six hours last fall and often dabbling well into the one-two hour range. Currently security at Schiphol has regularized at 10-20 minutes on average<\/a> most days, but at peak times you could still be waiting much longer than an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schiphol introduced a free virtual security queue program in April though, and so far it’s effectively a way to have no-line security experience. To use it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Three days before your flight, schedule a 15 minute arrival window at this site<\/a> for your or for your group<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Save the QR code emailed to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Get your airline boarding pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Go straight to the “Time Slots” line at security during your time reservation \u00b115 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Show your QR code to the attendant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I used it twice in the last week, and both times the “Time Slots” security line was completely empty. There was also a separate baggage scanner and imaging device for people with reserved time slots, and there were no other passengers funneling into the separate scanner and imaging device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A few caveats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n