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: 7 days ago from 38,299 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🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 791.26%▲ 10.2510851,966
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1500.67%▲ 20.773014,561
3🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2110.47%▲ 32.002813,523
4🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 2140.47%▲ 42.04125,826
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%▲ 52.0794,340
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2260.44%▲ 62.202713,064
7🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2320.43%▲ 72.2731,456
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2550.39%▲ 82.5273,375
9🇿🇦 South African 1 in 3390.30%▲ 93.1362,901
10🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3390.29%▲ 103.1373,395
11🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3750.27%▲ 113.3162,909
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 4220.24%▲ 123.5062,913
13🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4510.22%▲ 133.6083,881
14🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4830.21%▲ 143.6983,877
15🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5180.19%▲ 153.7831,453
16🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5250.19%▲ 163.792966
17🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5250.19%▲ 173.7941,930
18🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5550.18%▲ 183.862968
19🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5720.17%▲ 193.895325,523
20🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 5750.17%▲ 203.9062,913
21🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 5820.17%▲ 213.91125,809
22🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6020.17%▲ 223.95146,766
23🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 6180.16%▲ 233.9862,907
24🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 6540.15%▲ 244.0331,456
25🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 7090.14%▲ 254.1152,406
26🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 7280.14%▲ 264.13188,713
27🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7660.13%▲ 274.172963
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 8680.12%▲ 284.273115,037
29🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 8860.11%▲ 294.2994,333
30🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 9180.11%▲ 304.3141,941
31🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9510.11%▲ 314.331485
32🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9850.10%▲ 324.362967
33🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 9850.10%▲ 334.3662,886
34🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1,0240.10%▲ 344.3873,392
35🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0760.09%▲ 354.412971
36🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1,0820.09%▲ 364.412210,579
37🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1,0940.09%▲ 374.422969
38🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1700.09%▲ 384.4641,931
39🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,2290.08%▲ 394.4862,912
40🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1,2650.08%▲ 404.501486
41🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,4840.07%▲ 414.57157,215
42🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7080.06%▲ 424.631486
43🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,7410.06%▲ 434.6462,904
44🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8400.05%▲ 444.661484
45🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,9200.05%▲ 454.672968
46🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9450.05%▲ 464.672964
47🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1,9470.05%▲ 474.6741,925
48🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0880.05%▲ 484.701486
49🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3520.04%▲ 494.731483
50🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5830.04%▲ 504.751482
51🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6470.04%▲ 514.761482
52🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,7080.04%▲ 524.771482
53🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7280.04%▲ 534.771484
54🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8910.03%▲ 544.781484
55🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0570.03%▲ 554.791482
56🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 3,1280.03%▲ 564.801481
57🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2270.03%▲ 574.801481
58🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4710.03%▲ 584.821482
59🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 3,5070.03%▲ 594.821482
60🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6510.03%▲ 604.831484
61🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0370.02%▲ 614.841483
62🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0730.02%▲ 624.841483
63🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1770.02%▲ 634.851482
64🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5,3970.02%▲ 644.881481
65🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 5,5180.02%▲ 654.891482
66🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2130.02%▲ 664.901482
67🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3600.01%▲ 674.911484
68🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 10,2240.01%▲ 684.941481
+= Median 1 in 1,0490.10%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇬🇧 British Airways
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇨🇦 Air Canada


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines
🥈
🇯🇵 ANA 		                  🥉
🇧🇷 Azul


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 432.34%▲ 10.252092,322
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 721.39%▲ 20.251673,867
3🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 801.26%▲ 30.25523,081
4🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1160.87%▲ 40.25732,320
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1410.71%▲ 50.511046,172
6🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1700.59%▲ 61.28523,086
7🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 2480.40%▲ 72.45523,078
8🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 82.64313,848
9🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 92.69313,847
10🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 103.7014,617
11🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 113.76313,848
12🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 123.8229,235
13🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 133.9929,233
14🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 144.1914,616
15🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 154.2114,617
16🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 164.2414,616
17🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 174.3714,617
18🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 184.4314,616
19🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 194.5614,616
20🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 204.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4990.20%


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.)
1Europe1 in 6540.15%3.55226109,102
2North America1 in 9740.10%4.0317785,413
3Middle East1 in 9850.10%4.043516,899
4Africa1 in 1,0940.09%4.1394,356
5Latin America1 in 2,2490.04%4.58146,771
6Asia1 in 2,6470.04%4.648139,224
7Oceania1 in 3,5870.03%4.742964


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 2160.46%0.606631,965
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2320.43%0.9131,456
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2900.34%1.72209,707
4🇨🇦 Canada1 in 2940.34%1.773617,400
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 3390.30%2.2062,901
6🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3750.27%2.4762,909
7🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3780.26%2.482512,088
8🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5180.19%3.1731,453
9🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5250.19%3.192966
10🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5250.19%3.1941,930
11🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5550.18%3.292968
12🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5680.18%3.33136,299
13🇮🇹 Italy1 in 5750.17%3.3562,913
14🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 5820.17%3.37125,809
15🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 6180.16%3.4662,907
16🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 6540.15%3.5531,456
17🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 9440.11%3.9911756,324
18🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9510.11%4.001485
19🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 9850.10%4.0462,886
20🇫🇷 France1 in 1,0240.10%4.0773,392
21🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,0260.10%4.07157,248
22🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 1,0280.10%4.08136,270
23🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1,0940.09%4.132969
24🇺🇸 United States1 in 1,2520.08%4.2414168,013
25🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1,2650.08%4.251486
26🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5050.07%4.3752,423
27🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7080.06%4.441486
28🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8400.05%4.481484
29🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,9200.05%4.512968
30🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,9690.05%4.5252,413
31🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3520.04%4.601483
32🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5830.04%4.631482
33🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7280.04%4.651484
34🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8910.03%4.671484
35🇵🇱 Poland1 in 3,1280.03%4.701481
36🇴🇲 Oman1 in 3,5070.03%4.731482
37🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 3,5520.03%4.732963
38🇦🇺 Australia1 in 3,5870.03%4.742964
39🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 3,6510.03%4.741484
40🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0730.02%4.771483
41🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 5,5180.02%4.831482
42🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3600.01%4.871484

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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