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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 38316" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We have no porters at our Aussie airports, Fran. We do have general airport staff who will help you if you ask for it, but they are paid by the airport and no tipping is ever necessary. Most of the time though, we are expected to get a trolley ($4 in the slot, reimbursed $1 when you return the trolley). There is a trolley bay at the drop-off area so once you heave your bags out of the car, you can load them right onto the trolley and wheel them into the queue. Or the taxi-driver will load the bags right onto the trolley if you grab one fast enough. No tip needed. But extra work always needed by passengers, so maybe there is something in your system too, Fran.</p><p></p><p>We do sometimes get kids skimming round the airport collecting discarded trolleys to return them for the $1, but THAT is one of the perks of the airport staff, they get cranky with kids doing that.</p><p></p><p>The airports I've been in in recent years (in Australia) all have trolleys near the drop-off point (or railway station, in the case of Sydney) and the check-in counter is only a very short distance away, right near the entrance. Once we check in our bags we only have hand luggage to worry about. Any extra help (such as me in a wheelchair, often) a staff member is delegated to stick around and be a porter just for that passenger. Once again, no tipping needed - possibly not even permitted. Certainly not expected.</p><p></p><p>As one of our favourite authors said, "We're a weird mob!"</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 38316, member: 1991"] We have no porters at our Aussie airports, Fran. We do have general airport staff who will help you if you ask for it, but they are paid by the airport and no tipping is ever necessary. Most of the time though, we are expected to get a trolley ($4 in the slot, reimbursed $1 when you return the trolley). There is a trolley bay at the drop-off area so once you heave your bags out of the car, you can load them right onto the trolley and wheel them into the queue. Or the taxi-driver will load the bags right onto the trolley if you grab one fast enough. No tip needed. But extra work always needed by passengers, so maybe there is something in your system too, Fran. We do sometimes get kids skimming round the airport collecting discarded trolleys to return them for the $1, but THAT is one of the perks of the airport staff, they get cranky with kids doing that. The airports I've been in in recent years (in Australia) all have trolleys near the drop-off point (or railway station, in the case of Sydney) and the check-in counter is only a very short distance away, right near the entrance. Once we check in our bags we only have hand luggage to worry about. Any extra help (such as me in a wheelchair, often) a staff member is delegated to stick around and be a porter just for that passenger. Once again, no tipping needed - possibly not even permitted. Certainly not expected. As one of our favourite authors said, "We're a weird mob!" Marg [/QUOTE]
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