Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

SOFA -

"I know tradition. The crew ALWAYS tips the drivers that take us safely from the airport to the hotel and back. I never *****ed or asked questions about this tradition. Can we start a tradition where each passenger on our planes tip us one dollar each for getting THEM safely to their destination?"

I WAS one of those guys and I always appreciated the $1 tip from the pilots and the $0.50 tip from the FAs ($3.50 per crew), but that was 20 YEARS ago!! Is that all you guys are still tipping? No increase for inflation?

Btw - good points, but your emotion is showing through too much. Scale back some of the venom if want your post to be taken more seriously. E.G. when you say "How much money do you make, Mr. Writer?" it reminds me of that crazy gal from the movie 'Misery' - Mr. Man!! Now put down the sledgehammer!

Rickair7777 - I guess there isn't really fair way as you point out in your post. It sure makes it alot tougher though coming into this industry late when you start to realize that the choice that you make the first time around had better be the right one. I don't exactly have too many years to be shopping around for the right job after retiring.

Just my two cents.

USMCFLYR