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: 1 day ago from 30,128 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🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 442.27%▼ 230.252913,971
2🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 621.61%▲ 10.259947,626
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 731.38%▲ 10.256230,056
4🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 811.24%▲ 10.253215,391
5🇿🇦 South African 1 in 811.23%▼ 130.252512,114
6🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 821.22%=0.252712,981
7🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1200.84%▲ 30.257134,404
8🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1310.76%=0.25146,801
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1500.67%=0.77136,264
10🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2090.48%▼ 11.9773,379
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2180.46%▲ 62.092713,116
12🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2230.45%▲ 52.1683,861
13🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2490.40%▼ 22.46157,218
14🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3050.33%▼ 242.922311,092
15🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3230.31%▼ 83.0473,380
16🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3430.29%▼ 53.16167,742
17🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3530.28%▲ 73.21104,829
18🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3700.27%▲ 63.292110,128
19🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%▼ 303.342964
20🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3970.25%▲ 73.4062,903
21🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4020.25%▼ 93.4394,352
22🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 4220.24%▲ 83.5062,912
23🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 4300.23%▲ 33.5352,428
24🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4980.20%▼ 133.73178,180
25🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5080.20%▼ 13.7531,452
26🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5140.19%▼ 13.775928,413
27🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5400.19%▲ 23.8352,420
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5400.19%=3.835024,188
29🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 5630.18%▲ 123.884220,323
30🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5960.17%▲ 13.94125,826
31🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6550.15%▼ 44.03167,712
32🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 6650.15%▼ 84.05125,774
33🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6700.15%=4.053315,994
34🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6750.15%▼ 154.06115,304
35🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6910.14%▲ 44.08199,176
36🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6930.14%▼ 74.0952,416
37🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6980.14%▼ 124.091484
38🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 7030.14%▼ 114.1031,442
39🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7200.14%▼ 104.1241,942
40🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 7680.13%▼ 24.1873,381
41🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7910.13%▼ 84.201485
42🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8090.12%▼ 74.2252,411
43🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 8160.12%▲ 94.2252,411
44🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8560.12%▼ 54.262970
45🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8760.11%▼ 44.2841,930
46🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9500.11%▲ 304.331485
47🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9580.10%▲ 24.3441,940
48🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 9680.10%▼ 14.3541,937
49🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,0140.10%=4.38104,848
50🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0530.10%▲ 314.401482
51🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0550.09%▲ 24.401481
52🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1110.09%▲ 304.431484
53🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1400.09%▲ 44.441485
54🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1730.09%▲ 224.4652,422
55🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2130.08%▲ 64.481481
56🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 74.4831,455
57🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2290.08%▲ 134.4831,450
58🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2960.08%▲ 94.5131,447
59🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 1,4610.07%▲ 104.571484
60🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5150.07%▲ 114.5831,450
61🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5230.07%▲ 124.582969
62🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5660.06%▲ 154.6031,442
63🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,7250.06%▲ 144.632971
64🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9710.05%▲ 154.681483
65🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1040.05%▲ 294.701482
66🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1380.05%▲ 174.701481
67🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3600.04%▲ 284.731482
68🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5190.04%▲ 194.751482
69🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6280.04%▲ 204.761485
70🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6570.04%▲ 294.761486
71🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8410.04%▲ 224.781481
72🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2280.03%▲ 234.801481
73🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 3,6730.03%▲ 254.832971
74🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9180.03%▲ 284.841482
75🇨🇳 China Eastern 1 in 8,2130.01%▲ 264.922962
76🇨🇳 China Southern 1 in 8,6490.01%▲ 274.932968
77🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,5140.01%▲ 284.951481
+= Median 1 in 7200.14%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇰🇪 Kenya Airways
🥈
🇮🇳 IndiGo 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇨🇳 China Southern 		                  🥉
🇨🇳 China Eastern


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🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 333.06%▲ 10.2526120,052
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 571.74%▲ 20.252092,313
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 30.251150,787
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 40.25313,848
5🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1220.82%▲ 50.25732,318
6🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1380.73%▲ 60.40941,555
7🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1410.71%▲ 70.511046,155
8🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%▲ 81.8229,233
9🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 92.61313,849
10🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 102.69313,852
11🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 112.8414,617
12🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 122.91418,465
13🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 133.29313,851
14🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%▲ 143.37313,850
15🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 153.4329,231
16🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 163.4329,231
17🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 173.8729,232
18🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 183.9029,231
19🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,617
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 204.2414,616
21🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 214.2614,616
22🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 224.4114,617
23🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1,2560.08%▲ 234.5014,617
24🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5290.07%▲ 244.5914,617
25🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 254.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 3700.27%


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 811.23%0.258139,066
2Latin America1 in 4650.22%2.964521,789
3Middle East1 in 5730.17%3.347435,728
4North America1 in 6700.15%3.58250120,887
5Europe1 in 6750.15%3.59252121,724
6Asia1 in 1,2140.08%4.2220799,892
7Oceania1 in 2,6570.04%4.6473,378


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🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 442.27%0.252913,971
2🇮🇳 India1 in 731.38%0.2517483,946
3🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 811.23%0.252512,114
4🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 821.22%0.252712,981
5🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1310.76%0.25146,801
6🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2090.48%0.464823,123
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3050.33%1.882311,092
8🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3230.31%2.0673,380
9🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3370.30%2.182713,037
10🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3430.29%2.23167,742
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3700.27%2.433617,384
12🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.522964
13🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4580.22%2.93167,699
14🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 4940.20%3.082210,614
15🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5230.19%3.189043,580
16🇫🇷 France1 in 5960.17%3.41125,826
17🇺🇸 United States1 in 6670.15%3.58218105,349
18🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6930.14%3.6352,416
19🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 6980.14%3.641484
20🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 7030.14%3.6531,442
21🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7200.14%3.6841,942
22🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7730.13%3.77199,150
23🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7910.13%3.801485
24🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 8160.12%3.8452,411
25🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8560.12%3.892970
26🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8760.11%3.9141,930
27🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9500.11%4.001485
28🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9580.10%4.0141,940
29🇨🇦 Canada1 in 9680.10%4.023215,538
30🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0530.10%4.101482
31🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0550.09%4.101481
32🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1110.09%4.141484
33🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1730.09%4.1952,422
34🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,1880.08%4.2083,867
35🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2130.08%4.221481
36🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2290.08%4.2331,450
37🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 1,3480.07%4.3062,906
38🇮🇱 Israel1 in 1,4610.07%4.351484
39🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,5660.06%4.3931,442
40🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9710.05%4.521483
41🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 2,1380.05%4.561481
42🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3600.04%4.601482
43🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5190.04%4.621482
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,6570.04%4.6473,378
45🇯🇵 Japan1 in 3,6730.03%4.742971
46🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9180.03%4.761482
47🇨🇳 China1 in 8,6490.01%4.8952,411

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

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