Our company used to have the captain pay the tip for the whole crew, $1 per person, and would then reimburse the captain after an expense account. So for example with a crew of 10, that would come out to $20 for each layover night.
So for the past decades, our cabin crew and the F/O were in the habit of not paying tips to the drivers, since the company took care of it.
Now they decided to stop paying for the tips because they say that other airlines do not pay for tips but these come our of the crew's pockets, or from their per diems, which is the same.
In light of all this, I would like to know how its done in other airlines. Is it true that our company was unique in providing tips for the drivers for the last decades ?
On my next flight, I will pull out my dollar bill and hand it to my driver like I often see US crews do with the shuttle driver. I am not certain what the rest of the crew will do. Which is why I am doing this informal survey......