Schiphol airport is to allow some passengers travelling within the Schengen open border zone to book a time slot to go through security controls.

Trials of the Personal Security Pass will run until December 11. Passengers can reserve a 15-minute slot using the airport app if their flights are between 10am and 1.30pm and if they are travelling to one of the 26 Schengen countries.

The reservation is free and can be made for up to five people. Security personal will process 30 people in each 15 minute block and up to 400 people can use a security pass a day. If the system is successful, it will become a permanent fixture.

Schiphol says the aim is to ‘improve the Schiphol travel experience and reduce waiting times.’ A spokesman told the AD the scheme had been inspired by systems used by museums and amusement parks such as Disneyland Paris, ‘where it has become normal to reserve a time slot in advance.’

Schiphol also recently introduced super fast security checks for people with only small amounts of hand baggage in an effort to speed up controls.