"bob edwards" wrote in message
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My mobility limitation has become so severe that, on my last trip, I
needed a wheelchair to take me from check-in to the departure gate at
the airport. At the gate I tipped the wheelchair attendant. My
traveling companion said that it was not necessary to tip her. I know
that I did not have to tip her but I'm wondering what the convention
is.

It depends on the Country in which you live or to which you are travelling.
I got a lot of assistance at LAX recently, arriving from LHR, and tipped the
wheelchair attendant US $20. On the return journey at LHR I tipped GBP £5. I
got the impression on both occasions that this was about the correct
expected level of remuneration

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JohnT