LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

🧳💨 Luggage Losers

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A live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

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Why? Vueling lost my gf's suitcase...

Luggage lost numbers here are estimations based on people talking about losing their luggage on social media and websites. Actual numbers may vary, and exact figures are only available through official airline reports published retroactively.

Last updated: 3 days ago from 41,152 live sources

# Airline Probability of losing/delaying
your luggage (est.) 		Change
(last 7d) 		Luggage score
(out of 5) 		Complaints
(last 30 days) 		Lost bags
(last 30 days est.)
1🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 551.83%=0.254722,779
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 841.19%▼ 70.2510148,830
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1020.98%▲ 10.25199,197
4🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1160.86%▲ 10.253115,046
5🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1190.84%▼ 10.253818,383
6🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1190.84%▲ 10.256230,118
7🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1210.83%▼ 350.253215,490
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1280.78%▲ 40.25146,732
9🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1500.67%▼ 20.788842,316
10🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1520.66%▲ 20.834019,415
11🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1590.63%▼ 61.0114972,082
12🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1610.62%▼ 21.0818790,446
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1690.59%▲ 11.253516,918
14🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1740.57%▼ 51.3694,328
15🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2140.47%▼ 272.053717,914
16🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2160.46%▼ 22.073617,318
17🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2310.43%▲ 42.26115,315
18🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2450.41%▼ 72.4194,333
19🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2460.41%▲ 32.42115,312
20🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2490.40%▼ 192.464119,720
21🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2530.40%▼ 212.5052,429
22🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2580.39%▼ 52.542713,105
23🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2650.38%▼ 122.61146,771
24🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2720.37%▲ 22.67136,262
25🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2820.35%▲ 152.7573,377
26🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2920.34%▼ 162.8352,422
27🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3000.33%▼ 152.8973,377
28🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3040.33%▼ 22.92188,742
29🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3080.32%▼ 112.948842,413
30🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 3100.32%▲ 152.96136,292
31🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3460.29%▼ 33.17104,843
32🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3510.28%▼ 103.2031,444
33🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3520.28%▲ 133.202411,579
34🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3770.27%▲ 83.3262,892
35🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 3990.25%▼ 73.412963
36🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4310.23%▲ 153.5341,926
37🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4510.22%▼ 43.59167,704
38🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5100.20%▲ 313.7631,445
39🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5230.19%▲ 113.79209,665
40🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 5370.19%▲ 113.8252,404
41🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5550.18%▼ 13.862970
42🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 5670.18%▲ 103.8852,411
43🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6360.16%▲ 14.001483
44🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6570.15%▲ 24.0441,939
45🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6930.14%▲ 144.093215,458
46🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 7010.14%▲ 44.101482
47🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7660.13%▲ 54.171481
48🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8440.12%▲ 254.2573,367
49🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9240.11%▲ 74.312964
50🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9500.11%▲ 84.331485
51🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9600.10%▲ 144.3441,936
52🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9670.10%▲ 104.3531,446
53🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9730.10%▲ 114.352964
54🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0710.09%▲ 214.4131,450
55🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0830.09%▲ 134.422965
56🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1430.09%▲ 144.451484
57🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1660.09%▲ 154.4631,449
58🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1710.09%▲ 164.4641,929
59🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2030.08%▲ 174.471485
60🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2240.08%▲ 244.4831,456
61🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2690.08%▲ 194.501484
62🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2920.08%▲ 204.5131,451
63🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 214.5131,456
64🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3500.07%▲ 224.5341,923
65🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3540.07%▲ 414.5331,452
66🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5200.07%▲ 244.582970
67🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5540.06%▲ 254.592969
68🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2270.04%▲ 264.721483
69🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2810.04%▲ 274.722963
70🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3820.04%▲ 284.731484
71🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5190.04%▲ 294.751482
72🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5750.04%▲ 304.751483
73🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7280.04%▲ 314.771484
74🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 3,0950.03%▲ 324.802968
75🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7700.03%▲ 334.831481
76🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6210.02%▲ 384.861482
77🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5170.02%▲ 354.891482
78🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3940.01%▲ 364.911482
79🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4850.01%▲ 374.951482
+= Median 1 in 5370.19%


Biggest luggage losers right now

These airlines receive the dubious honor of losing the most luggage:


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 SpiceJet


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇯🇵 ANA 		                  🥉
🇰🇷 Korean Air


Airports losing most luggage right now

# Airport City Probability of losing
your luggage 		Change
(last 7d) 		Luggage score
(out of 5) 		Complaints
(last 30 days) 		Lost bags
(last 30 days est.)
1🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 214.69%▲ 10.2540184,692
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 941.06%▲ 20.251569,253
3🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 30.25313,849
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 40.39627,701
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1640.61%▲ 51.14732,309
6🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2410.42%▲ 62.37627,703
7🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 72.39523,077
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 82.65313,849
9🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 2780.36%▲ 92.72418,462
10🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%▲ 102.83418,468
11🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 112.96418,463
12🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 123.12313,852
13🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 133.4129,234
14🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 143.4814,617
15🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 153.49313,850
16🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 163.5229,232
17🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 173.7014,616
18🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 183.9029,233
19🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 194.1414,616
20🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 204.1729,233
21🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 214.1914,617
22🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 224.2114,617
23🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 234.4014,616
24🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 244.4114,616
25🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 254.6014,617
26🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 264.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4070.25%


Most luggage lost by airline region

# Region Probability of losing
your luggage 		Luggage score
(out of 5) 		Complaints
(last 30 days) 		Lost bags
(last 30 days est.)
1North America1 in 2400.42%1.04618298,662
2Africa1 in 2490.40%1.18146,762
3Europe1 in 3460.29%2.25486234,868
4Middle East1 in 5140.19%3.159746,800
5Oceania1 in 6920.14%3.632311,109
6Latin America1 in 1,0590.09%4.103918,879
7Asia1 in 1,3520.07%4.3012460,038


Most luggage lost by airline country

# Country Probability of losing
your luggage 		Luggage score
(out of 5) 		Complaints
(last 30 days) 		Lost bags
(last 30 days est.)
1🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1160.86%0.258340,248
2🇮🇳 India1 in 1190.84%0.259746,995
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1380.72%0.2510249,049
4🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1600.62%0.2517785,705
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1690.59%0.256832,892
6🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1740.57%0.2594,328
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2450.41%1.1294,333
8🇺🇸 United States1 in 2490.40%1.19550265,770
9🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2530.40%1.2552,429
10🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2580.39%1.322713,105
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2720.37%1.515124,545
12🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2820.35%1.6373,377
13🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3000.33%1.8473,377
14🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3040.33%1.88188,742
15🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3460.29%2.25104,843
16🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3510.28%2.2931,444
17🇩🇪 Germany1 in 3520.28%2.302411,579
18🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3620.28%2.37199,183
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3770.27%2.4862,892
20🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 3990.25%2.622963
21🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4310.23%2.7941,926
22🇫🇷 France1 in 4510.22%2.89167,704
23🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5370.19%3.232110,145
24🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5550.18%3.292970
25🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6360.16%3.511483
26🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 7010.14%3.641482
27🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7660.13%3.761481
28🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8440.12%3.8773,367
29🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8580.12%3.892110,149
30🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 8840.11%3.9383,863
31🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9240.11%3.972964
32🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9500.11%4.001485
33🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9600.10%4.0141,936
34🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9670.10%4.0231,446
35🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9730.10%4.022964
36🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1660.09%4.1931,449
37🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2030.08%4.211485
38🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2240.08%4.2231,456
39🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,2980.08%4.2731,456
40🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3540.07%4.3031,452
41🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5540.06%4.392969
42🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,7000.06%4.442968
43🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2540.04%4.5831,446
44🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5190.04%4.621482
45🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7280.04%4.651484
46🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,0950.03%4.6973,378
47🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5170.02%4.831482
48🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7460.01%4.862964
49🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3940.01%4.871482

Why make this? Vueling lost my gf's suitcase in June 2024 and it then went on a trip to random spots around the world without coming back to us while getting gaslit by useless Vueling staff! We called and DM'd customer support, even messaged the CEO on LinkedIn, all without resolve. In the end we got it back because American Airlines found it. Not even Vueling.

I then realized nobody collects data on how much luggage specific airlines are losing every day (and getting them back to their customers) to avoid the worst ones. This helps me (and hopefully you too) to book with airlines that put effort in to not lose luggage or get it back fast to their customers! And rewards great airlines for not losing our luggage.

How it works? My robot scrapers scour the internet 24/7 for people talking about their lost luggage and which airlines (and airports) they flew, in 100+ different languages. By cross referencing that with actual lost luggage data it estimates very closely how much luggage is constantly being lost. And yes, it takes into account airline size differences by flights and fleet size, and airport size differences by passengers. All major airlines and airports are tracked 24/7.

Next features? As I collect more data over the next few weeks, I can add charts and growth % to see which airlines grow or decrease in lost luggage. If you have more ideas, tweet me!

Limitations? Airlines don't publish live lost luggage data (probably for a reason). Using social media as a data source has limitations but seems to be a good proxy indicator when combined with historical lost luggage data. Probabilities and lost bags are live estimations.

Why do airlines lose luggage? Airports and airlines, especially in US and Europe, are trying to maximize the amount of flights they can operate (and money they can make) while minimzing the cost (giving you cheap flights!). Part of that is underpaying the people handling your luggage. Because they don't want to pay more, there's a shortage of people who want to do those jobs, and the quality of the people remaining to do those jobs is low. At the same time the load on airlines and airports has never been so high. That's why luggage handlers will cut corners and might wrongly tag you luggage, load it onto the wrong plane, or even damage it. Usually your luggage is delayed for a few days and will get back. But increasingly I hear getting back your luggage is getting very hard (like it was in my experience with Vueling). The staff to actually find your delayed luggage, get it to the right airport, and then deliver it to your home or hotel is usually also overworked and underpaid and thus dysfunctional.

Do airlines sell your lost luggage to strangers? Yes they do. Lost luggage that is unclaimed is auctioned off to strangers. But "unclaimed" is a subjective term here. If the airline does not have the staff to actually get your luggage back to you, they'll consider it as "unclaimed" after 21 days. Typically its held up to 60 days though but there's no legal requirement for airlines to hold your luggage over 21 days! That means your clothes, your electronics, your personal items you have emotional ties to, even your laptop, will be sold off to strangers and there's nothing you can do about it!

How to avoid losing my luggage? Book flights with airlines that don't lose luggage a lot (the green ones on this page). Avoid airlines that do (the red ones on this page).

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