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: 4 days ago from 35,348 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 462.17%▲ 10.255626,979
2🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 511.95%▲ 20.2511957,616
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 791.26%▲ 30.255727,518
4🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1470.68%▲ 40.69104,811
5🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1580.63%▲ 51.005426,016
6🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1590.63%▲ 61.028339,920
7🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1640.61%▲ 71.143617,412
8🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1700.59%▲ 81.29146,759
9🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1770.56%▲ 91.43104,852
10🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1950.51%▲ 101.7683,851
11🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2070.48%▲ 111.95178,219
12🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 2090.48%▲ 121.9710651,258
13🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%▲ 132.0794,335
14🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2180.46%▲ 142.093215,516
15🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2260.44%▲ 152.2013464,624
16🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 162.2931,446
17🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2530.39%▲ 172.5062,912
18🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2750.36%▲ 182.70209,667
19🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2750.36%▲ 192.7083,852
20🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 2880.35%▲ 202.802512,057
21🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3000.33%▲ 212.89136,251
22🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 3080.32%▲ 222.9473,391
23🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 3360.30%▲ 233.12115,342
24🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3480.29%▲ 243.1831,457
25🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4290.23%▲ 253.5341,932
26🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4460.22%▲ 263.5894,370
27🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4830.21%▲ 273.694923,710
28🇿🇦 South African 1 in 5080.20%▲ 283.7541,934
29🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 5090.20%▲ 293.7652,414
30🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 5190.19%▲ 303.7873,373
31🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5200.19%▲ 313.78157,212
32🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5250.19%▲ 323.79209,635
33🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 5270.19%▲ 333.8073,384
34🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 5490.18%▲ 343.8573,386
35🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%▲ 353.8841,926
36🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 5760.17%▲ 363.9052,426
37🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 5870.17%▲ 373.9283,849
38🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 6330.16%▲ 384.002971
39🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 6600.15%▲ 394.0431,443
40🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 7000.14%▲ 404.1052,413
41🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 7730.13%▲ 414.1852,424
42🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 7830.13%▲ 424.1952,413
43🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7970.13%▲ 434.201482
44🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8410.12%▲ 444.2573,379
45🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 8870.11%▲ 454.2994,329
46🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 9030.11%▲ 464.3031,447
47🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 9310.11%▲ 474.3294,371
48🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9510.11%▲ 484.331484
49🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,0030.10%▲ 494.372713,021
50🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0500.10%▲ 504.402966
51🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0540.09%▲ 514.401481
52🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,0760.09%▲ 524.4152,413
53🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1140.09%▲ 534.431483
54🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2550.08%▲ 544.502967
55🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3200.08%▲ 554.522966
56🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8460.05%▲ 564.661483
57🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,8610.05%▲ 574.6641,923
58🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9750.05%▲ 584.681482
59🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0330.05%▲ 594.692968
60🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5690.04%▲ 604.751484
61🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6640.04%▲ 614.761484
62🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 2,7590.04%▲ 624.772964
63🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8240.04%▲ 634.781484
64🇨🇳 Xiamen Airlines 1 in 5,4430.02%▲ 644.881483
65🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1740.02%▲ 654.901485
66🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 10,1480.01%▲ 664.941484
+= Median 1 in 5380.19%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇨🇳 Xiamen Airlines


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 372.69%▲ 10.2523106,173
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 881.13%▲ 20.251360,013
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%▲ 30.251150,781
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 1350.74%▲ 40.31523,085
5🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1420.70%▲ 50.54627,699
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1650.61%▲ 61.16523,078
7🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%▲ 71.8229,232
8🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2510.40%▲ 82.48523,078
9🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 2520.40%▲ 92.49418,469
10🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 2610.38%▲ 102.5829,233
11🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%▲ 112.83418,470
12🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2930.34%▲ 122.84313,848
13🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 4150.24%▲ 133.4729,231
14🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%▲ 143.5129,233
15🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 153.7014,616
16🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 163.8629,231
17🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 173.8729,231
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9629,232
19🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 194.1414,617
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,616
21🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 214.1914,616
22🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%▲ 224.2014,617
23🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 234.2114,616
24🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 244.2129,233
25🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 254.2114,616
26🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%▲ 264.2214,617
27🇹🇼 Taoyuan Taipei 1 in 8120.12%▲ 274.2214,617
28🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 284.4014,617
29🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 294.4514,616
30🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2400.08%▲ 304.4914,616
31🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 314.5614,615
32🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 324.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 5590.18%


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.)
1Middle East1 in 4290.23%2.799344,962
2North America1 in 4960.20%3.08385185,929
3Africa1 in 5080.20%3.13146,757
4Europe1 in 5250.19%3.19327157,650
5Latin America1 in 5870.17%3.384421,250
6Oceania1 in 7650.13%3.76104,854
7Asia1 in 9080.11%3.95218105,390


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 791.26%0.2518589,469
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1470.68%0.257335,163
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1680.60%0.259344,772
4🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1950.51%0.2583,851
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 2120.47%0.524923,663
6🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2180.46%0.643215,516
7🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,446
8🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 2570.39%1.313416,394
9🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2750.36%1.54209,667
10🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2750.36%1.5583,852
11🇫🇷 France1 in 2880.35%1.702512,057
12🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3480.29%2.2731,457
13🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3870.26%2.544220,264
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3960.25%2.606732,298
15🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4290.23%2.7941,932
16🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 5080.20%3.1341,934
17🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 5270.19%3.2073,384
18🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 5490.18%3.2773,386
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,926
20🇵🇦 Panama1 in 5760.17%3.3552,426
21🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 6010.17%3.42125,827
22🇺🇸 United States1 in 6140.16%3.45336162,265
23🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 6330.16%3.502971
24🇴🇲 Oman1 in 7000.14%3.6452,413
25🇦🇺 Australia1 in 7650.13%3.76104,854
26🇨🇱 Chile1 in 7830.13%3.7952,413
27🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7970.13%3.811482
28🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8410.12%3.8773,379
29🇩🇪 Germany1 in 9310.11%3.9894,371
30🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9510.11%4.001484
31🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0500.10%4.092966
32🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0540.09%4.101481
33🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,0720.09%4.1194,335
34🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1140.09%4.151483
35🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,1860.08%4.2073,379
36🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2550.08%4.242967
37🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8460.05%4.491483
38🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9750.05%4.521482
39🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0330.05%4.532968
40🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5690.04%4.631484
41🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 2,7590.04%4.662964
42🇨🇳 China1 in 5,4430.02%4.831483

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).

Like this? Follow me on X @ @levelsio for more hacky side projects!

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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