Austin airport, still sort of third world looking in the ticketing area. Security areas rather poorly designed and ques too small with lines bleeding out into ticketing.
Lufthansa desk clerks, very nice (sounded like Texans). Opened 3 hours prior to the flight. I checked a bag this time. My basic economy didn't come with a checked bag so I had to pay $75 extra + $40 for a Walmart throwaway duffel bag. Still, ticket was several hundred cheaper.
TSA agents, first time I ever thought they were asses. The machine was eating shoes and they didn't want to retrieve them for the passengers. Oh, I have Global Entry and i put the number in the reservation but my boarding pass didn't have precheck so I had to do the long line.
Agents at gate very nice. Still left late because plane not fuled, then baggage loading delays. But agents started checking boarding passes and lining people up in the gangway so boarding would go a little faster.
Lots of announcements about carryon restrictions, but no checks.
Despite this being the busiest summer on record, the flight was about 2/3 empty. Still, being Basic Economy I was Group 6.
When I checked in on-linr I checked my seat to see of I had anyone next to me. Nope, all 3 seats mine. Double checked at the ticket counter. Still had 3 seats.
After takeoff I put the arm rests up, put a blanket on the seat that would get my shoes, stretched out and watched a few movies and slept.
I should have slept through the meals. Its not that they were bland, they were actually bad. Terrible garbage.
Arrived about on time (9:45 advertised flight time .... I think they pad it 30 min so they are late less often). Got off plane, into terminal, down stairs to a bus, then a very long drive to Terminal One.
Passport control wasn't bad, but I screwed up and, when asked, said I would be in Budapest 3 months then had to find my wallet for my residency card. Clerk wasn't amused, and I don't blame him. I know better.
From landing through passport control was 45 minutes then figure not less than 5 minutes to the next gate. So you can do a 1 hour layover here, and I have, but not easy and all has to go perfect.
Now sitting at gate waiting for the next flight.