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: 3 days ago from 31,817 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 333.04%▲ 10.2518689,572
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 502.01%▲ 20.259143,877
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 921.09%▲ 30.252813,588
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 971.03%▲ 40.25209,671
5🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1570.64%▲ 50.95146,771
6🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2010.50%▲ 61.85188,715
7🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2060.49%▲ 71.92188,737
8🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2110.47%▲ 82.0062,906
9🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2180.46%▲ 92.1073,382
10🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 102.2931,444
11🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2530.39%▲ 112.50104,855
12🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2540.39%▲ 122.5183,868
13🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2620.38%▲ 132.5941,932
14🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2670.37%▲ 142.632914,015
15🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2700.37%▲ 152.6583,871
16🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 2740.37%▲ 162.693115,034
17🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2910.34%▲ 172.8252,427
18🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2970.34%▲ 182.8762,900
19🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3340.30%▲ 193.112110,109
20🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3570.28%▲ 203.237636,569
21🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▲ 213.342969
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3940.25%▲ 223.3994,328
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4190.24%▲ 233.497234,875
24🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 4580.22%▲ 243.62125,800
25🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 4860.21%▲ 253.702110,107
26🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5630.18%▲ 263.8841,937
27🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5680.18%▲ 273.882311,173
28🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5710.18%▲ 283.8931,452
29🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 5890.17%▲ 293.93104,849
30🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6000.17%▲ 303.94125,786
31🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 6450.16%▲ 314.0262,907
32🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 6460.15%▲ 324.0241,926
33🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6610.15%▲ 334.0441,929
34🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6920.14%▲ 344.0952,419
35🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6970.14%▲ 354.09157,249
36🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7270.14%▲ 364.1341,923
37🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 7620.13%▲ 374.173115,028
38🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7660.13%▲ 384.1741,926
39🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7750.13%▲ 394.182971
40🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7910.13%▲ 404.201485
41🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 8560.12%▲ 414.262612,516
42🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 8940.11%▲ 424.2962,906
43🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9230.11%▲ 434.312965
44🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 9410.11%▲ 444.3394,329
45🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9800.10%▲ 454.352972
46🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1750.09%▲ 464.4652,418
47🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1950.08%▲ 474.472964
48🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2310.08%▲ 484.4931,448
49🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2850.08%▲ 494.5131,446
50🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2880.08%▲ 504.5131,455
51🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3700.07%▲ 514.542964
52🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,4740.07%▲ 524.5752,428
53🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 1,5530.06%▲ 534.5941,929
54🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5570.06%▲ 544.5931,451
55🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5660.06%▲ 554.601481
56🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7480.06%▲ 564.642967
57🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8730.05%▲ 574.662968
58🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9470.05%▲ 584.671481
59🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,9970.05%▲ 594.6841,923
60🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0950.05%▲ 604.701484
61🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,1040.05%▲ 614.701482
62🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3920.04%▲ 624.741482
63🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5240.04%▲ 634.751481
64🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,6920.04%▲ 644.761485
65🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7010.04%▲ 654.771484
66🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6470.03%▲ 664.831484
67🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9060.03%▲ 674.841484
68🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0390.02%▲ 684.841483
69🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0900.02%▲ 694.851481
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5570.02%▲ 704.861482
71🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4900.02%▲ 714.881484
+= Median 1 in 7270.14%


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:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific


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 472.11%▲ 10.251883,110
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 482.09%▲ 20.2524110,772
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 30.251255,389
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 42.18313,848
5🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 52.64313,847
6🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2930.34%▲ 62.84313,851
7🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 72.8414,617
8🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 82.96418,468
9🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3820.26%▲ 93.34418,464
10🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 103.4329,233
11🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 113.4814,617
12🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 123.49313,847
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,231
14🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 143.8729,231
15🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 153.9129,232
16🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 164.1229,234
17🇵🇭 Aquino Manila 1 in 7600.13%▲ 174.1714,617
18🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%▲ 184.2014,617
19🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 8240.12%▲ 194.2314,616
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 204.2414,617
21🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 214.2514,617
22🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 224.2614,617
23🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 234.3329,232
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,617
25🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%▲ 254.4114,615
26🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 264.4814,616
+= Median 1 in 5460.18%


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.)
1Africa1 in 2110.47%0.512813,545
2Middle East1 in 3810.26%2.508340,060
3Europe1 in 6970.14%3.6419493,961
4North America1 in 6980.14%3.64264127,492
5Asia1 in 8390.12%3.87327157,608
6Latin America1 in 1,1580.09%4.183215,458
7Oceania1 in 2,6280.04%4.642964


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 502.01%0.25297143,121
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1570.64%0.25146,771
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2010.50%0.275124,730
4🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2060.49%0.38188,737
5🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2110.47%0.5162,906
6🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,444
7🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2540.39%1.2683,868
8🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2620.38%1.3841,932
9🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2700.37%1.484622,214
10🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3340.30%2.162110,109
11🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.502969
12🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3900.26%2.562914,073
13🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 4580.22%2.93125,800
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 4620.22%2.944421,329
15🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5630.18%3.3141,937
16🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5710.18%3.3431,452
17🇫🇷 France1 in 6000.17%3.42125,786
18🇨🇦 Canada1 in 6160.16%3.46167,756
19🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 6460.15%3.5341,926
20🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6920.14%3.6352,419
21🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7270.14%3.6941,923
22🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7600.13%3.75104,835
23🇺🇸 United States1 in 7640.13%3.76248119,736
24🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 7750.13%3.772971
25🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7910.13%3.801485
26🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8810.11%3.92178,213
27🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9230.11%3.972965
28🇩🇪 Germany1 in 9410.11%3.9994,329
29🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9800.10%4.032972
30🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1750.09%4.1952,418
31🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2310.08%4.2331,448
32🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2850.08%4.2631,446
33🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3700.07%4.312964
34🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,5570.06%4.3994,348
35🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5660.06%4.391481
36🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7480.06%4.462967
37🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9470.05%4.511481
38🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,1040.05%4.551482
39🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3920.04%4.601482
40🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5240.04%4.621481
41🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7010.04%4.651484
42🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9060.03%4.761484
43🇦🇺 Australia1 in 4,0390.02%4.761483
44🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0520.02%4.772967
45🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0900.02%4.771481
46🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4900.02%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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My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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