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It is perfectly logical to ask if it is customary to tip the lineboy. So
I'll ask the question too...is it?

I would want to know if the linespeople depend on tips as part of their
salary, like waitpeople in restaurants. I, too, have wondered whether
tipping linespeople is customary. Sometimes the behavior of the employee
will tell you if they are waiting for a tip.

Once at an airport, I had a lineguy lead me to a parking spot. After I shut
down, he chocked the nosewheel and put a red mat outside my door for me to
step on. He asked if I needed fuel, which I didn't. He didn't stick around,
so I assumed that he didn't want or expect a tip. I haven't been to many big
airports, but the treatment there seemed tip-worthy to me. At almost all the
airports I've been to, you are left to your own devices to find a spot and
no one greets you, so this experience stands out for me.

At my home airport, there are no fees and the guy who runs the airport
usually does the fueling. I don't believe he expects a tip by virtue of his
position.

-Trent
PP-ASEL