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

🧳💨 Luggage Losers

by @levelsio and part of Airline List

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: 20 hours ago from 31,388 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🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 313.21%=0.2519594,589
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 492.03%=0.259244,314
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 561.79%=0.254622,299
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 811.24%▼ 10.252411,637
5🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1220.82%▼ 60.25125,778
6🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1290.78%▼ 100.25178,221
7🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1360.74%▲ 10.335727,655
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1380.73%▼ 10.40136,253
9🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1420.71%▲ 50.5394,335
10🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1530.65%▼ 20.86104,821
11🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 1680.59%▼ 41.242210,672
12🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1730.58%▲ 21.332110,151
13🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1750.57%▼ 41.374923,592
14🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1790.56%▲ 11.463918,906
15🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2400.42%▲ 82.3694,360
16🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2550.39%▲ 22.52104,813
17🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2620.38%▲ 92.5941,933
18🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 2620.38%▼ 312.5973,396
19🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2790.36%▼ 142.739746,809
20🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 2840.35%▼ 12.774622,345
21🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2990.33%▼ 52.88136,266
22🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3110.32%▲ 32.979746,877
23🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3340.30%▲ 53.117134,227
24🇿🇦 South African 1 in 3390.29%▼ 63.1362,898
25🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 3450.29%▼ 243.1652,404
26🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3460.29%▼ 223.17178,253
27🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3770.27%▼ 43.3262,891
28🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%▼ 213.342966
29🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3930.25%▼ 113.3994,342
30🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3970.25%▲ 83.41188,742
31🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4010.25%▼ 73.422612,612
32🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 4570.22%▲ 93.61125,821
33🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 4610.22%▲ 93.6283,869
34🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4950.20%▼ 33.7273,386
35🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5270.19%▼ 143.8052,420
36🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 5270.19%▼ 133.80167,726
37🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5270.19%▼ 123.8041,923
38🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5360.19%▲ 43.82104,849
39🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5830.17%=3.9162,898
40🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 5860.17%▼ 93.92104,847
41🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6340.16%▼ 84.001485
42🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 6420.16%▼ 74.0141,939
43🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 6600.15%▲ 154.0431,443
44🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 6640.15%▲ 124.0573,400
45🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6760.15%▲ 44.06115,296
46🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 7170.14%▲ 174.123114,932
47🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7810.13%▼ 24.192964
48🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 8790.11%▲ 44.2894,368
49🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 9070.11%=4.3031,457
50🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9740.10%▲ 74.3541,924
51🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9870.10%▲ 24.362965
52🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,0060.10%▲ 74.3741,940
53🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0130.10%▲ 44.3741,942
54🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0130.10%▲ 54.3731,456
55🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0680.09%▲ 64.412964
56🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1130.09%▲ 74.431483
57🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1470.09%▲ 84.451482
58🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1770.08%▲ 94.462966
59🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1860.08%▲ 104.472971
60🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2450.08%▲ 184.4931,457
61🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2770.08%▲ 364.5031,455
62🇨🇿 SmartWings 1 in 1,3730.07%▲ 134.541481
63🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4490.07%▲ 434.562965
64🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,4530.07%▲ 184.5673,384
65🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5500.06%▲ 164.591486
66🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9350.05%▲ 394.671484
67🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0610.05%▲ 314.6931,454
68🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1070.05%▲ 194.701481
69🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2620.04%▲ 204.722971
70🇨🇳 Hainan Airlines 1 in 2,4210.04%▲ 214.741482
71🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7030.04%▲ 364.771483
72🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4530.03%▲ 234.821485
73🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4910.02%▲ 264.881484
74🇨🇳 China Southern 1 in 17,2870.01%▲ 254.961484
+= Median 1 in 5310.19%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 China Southern
🥈
🇰🇷 Korean Air 		                  🥉
🇩🇪 Eurowings


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🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 502.00%▲ 10.2523106,187
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 951.05%▲ 20.25941,550
3🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 1460.68%▲ 30.67627,703
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 42.18313,848
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 2350.43%▲ 52.31627,700
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 62.69313,852
7🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 72.8414,616
8🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%▲ 83.25418,469
9🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%▲ 93.37313,851
10🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 4700.21%▲ 103.65418,469
11🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 113.9629,232
12🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 123.9829,232
13🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 134.1414,616
14🇵🇭 Aquino Manila 1 in 7600.13%▲ 144.1714,616
15🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 154.1729,234
16🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 164.1914,617
17🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7950.13%▲ 174.2014,616
18🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 184.2114,616
19🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%▲ 194.2214,615
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 204.2414,616
21🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 214.2514,617
22🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 224.2614,616
23🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 234.2614,616
24🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 244.4014,615
25🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 254.4514,616
26🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1,2570.08%▲ 264.5014,616
27🇯🇵 Haneda Tokyo 1 in 1,5450.06%▲ 274.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 7600.13%


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.)
1Africa1 in 1420.71%0.253215,454
2Middle East1 in 3820.26%2.5114469,761
3Europe1 in 5270.19%3.20316152,849
4Latin America1 in 6640.15%3.574019,384
5North America1 in 7170.14%3.68361174,272
6Asia1 in 7810.13%3.78354171,366
7Oceania1 in 1,3230.08%4.2852,425


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🇮🇳 India1 in 492.03%0.25311150,539
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1220.82%0.257938,228
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1290.78%0.25178,221
4🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1420.71%0.2594,335
5🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 1680.59%0.252210,672
6🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1750.57%0.257033,709
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1790.56%0.253918,906
8🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1850.54%0.255928,598
9🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2620.38%1.3841,933
10🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 2620.38%1.3873,396
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2980.34%1.817737,322
12🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 3390.29%2.2062,898
13🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 3450.29%2.2552,404
14🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3460.29%2.263115,001
15🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3770.27%2.4862,891
16🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.512966
17🇫🇷 France1 in 3970.25%2.61188,742
18🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 4570.22%2.92125,821
19🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 4610.22%2.9483,869
20🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4950.20%3.0873,386
21🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5270.19%3.2041,923
22🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 5310.19%3.21157,269
23🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5830.17%3.3762,898
24🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 5860.17%3.38104,847
25🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5990.17%3.412813,583
26🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6340.16%3.501485
27🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 6420.16%3.5241,939
28🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 6600.15%3.5631,443
29🇺🇸 United States1 in 7900.13%3.80330159,271
30🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 9020.11%3.9541,928
31🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 9070.11%3.9531,457
32🇩🇪 Germany1 in 9140.11%3.96178,211
33🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0060.10%4.0641,940
34🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0130.10%4.0641,942
35🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1130.09%4.151483
36🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1770.08%4.192966
37🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,2450.08%4.24136,311
38🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2770.08%4.2631,455
39🇨🇿 Czechia1 in 1,3730.07%4.311481
40🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4490.07%4.342965
41🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5500.06%4.391486
42🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9350.05%4.511484
43🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2620.04%4.582971
44🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7030.04%4.651483
45🇨🇳 China1 in 4,2470.02%4.782967
46🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4910.02%4.831484

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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Press inquiries? Send me a message on X @ @levelsio. Yes you can use any data from this site as long as you mention it and link back!

My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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