Tipping skycap in airport

[Conniequeen]

I think I can get along at my home airport, cause it’s small, but I know I will not make it from plane to magical express without some help. My husband could push a wheel chair. But if we use a skycap from plane to luggage to ME, what do I tip them?

 

[gap2368]

I would

 

[starry_solo]

Will the skycap be pushing your wheelchair while your husband takes care of the carryons? $10-20

 

[Evita_W]

You should offer, but on our last trip, every single person out if a total of 3 refused and DH tried because he isn't a small guy, so feels bad for them.

 

[ppony]

We always do and have not yet been turned down. We usually tip $20 for each person.

 

[ttintagel]

I remember one time I was in a party of two, both of us needing wheelchair assistance at the airport. For some reason, they only sent one skycap, and he couldn’t find another one to help him. By the time it was clear another skycap wasn’t going to be coming, we had a limited time to make our flight. So this fellow who maybe would have come up to my shoulder if I’d been standing pushed BOTH of us at the same time, each one of us with our carryons in our laps. Once we picked our jaws up off the floor, we gave him more than a double tip!

 

[TiffFromTX]

I was so exhausted and in pain when we arrived at MCO to go home and a skycap person was waiting at the ME area so we gave him our bags and he led us to the AA preferred area - I tipped him $30. Then tipped $30 to the wheelchair person she called for me to get us thru security to the gate. It was so worth it and they were so kind, fast and helpful.