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: 5 days ago from 28,754 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 641.56%▲ 10.254019,419
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1050.96%▲ 20.25178,233
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1180.85%▲ 30.253818,452
4🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1380.72%▲ 40.424421,343
5🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1410.71%▲ 50.524220,213
6🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1490.67%▲ 60.745727,677
7🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1490.67%▲ 70.76178,227
8🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1580.63%▲ 81.002311,060
9🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2000.50%▲ 91.83115,299
10🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2100.48%▲ 101.99104,818
11🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2180.46%▲ 112.0983,882
12🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2260.44%▲ 122.2094,350
13🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2420.41%▲ 132.3883,877
14🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2430.41%▲ 142.4062,904
15🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 2640.38%▲ 152.6073,372
16🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2710.37%▲ 162.66104,828
17🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2870.35%▲ 172.79136,260
18🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2970.34%▲ 182.8783,884
19🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2990.33%▲ 192.8810148,810
20🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3040.33%▲ 202.9252,425
21🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3190.31%▲ 213.0141,929
22🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3700.27%▲ 223.292110,144
23🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3850.26%▲ 233.3594,350
24🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▲ 243.461485
25🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4330.23%▲ 253.5494,333
26🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 4640.22%▲ 263.63157,287
27🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4910.20%▲ 273.7141,939
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5010.20%▲ 283.745426,075
29🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5400.19%▲ 293.8341,934
30🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5550.18%▲ 303.86136,259
31🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 5550.18%▲ 313.8673,377
32🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5640.18%▲ 323.8841,935
33🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5710.18%▲ 333.892969
34🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5790.17%▲ 343.91188,733
35🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 5790.17%▲ 353.9173,370
36🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 6090.16%▲ 363.96136,310
37🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6490.15%▲ 374.02136,270
38🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6510.15%▲ 384.0394,366
39🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6750.15%▲ 394.06115,304
40🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 7030.14%▲ 404.1052,427
41🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7780.13%▲ 414.192968
42🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 8170.12%▲ 424.23167,764
43🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 8180.12%▲ 434.232913,989
44🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8800.11%▲ 444.2831,450
45🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 8880.11%▲ 454.292512,057
46🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 9200.11%▲ 464.3141,937
47🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 9200.11%▲ 474.3162,888
48🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9690.10%▲ 484.3531,443
49🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9880.10%▲ 494.362965
50🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0490.10%▲ 504.401483
51🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1090.09%▲ 514.431485
52🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1720.09%▲ 524.4641,927
53🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1770.08%▲ 534.462966
54🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2090.08%▲ 544.481483
55🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3470.07%▲ 554.5341,927
56🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5550.06%▲ 564.591484
57🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6120.06%▲ 574.612962
58🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7110.06%▲ 584.631485
59🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7400.06%▲ 594.642971
60🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9400.05%▲ 604.671483
61🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0290.05%▲ 614.692969
62🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1400.05%▲ 624.701481
63🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2630.04%▲ 634.722971
64🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5240.04%▲ 644.751481
65🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,5460.04%▲ 654.7541,931
66🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5690.04%▲ 664.751484
67🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6580.04%▲ 674.761486
68🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6950.04%▲ 684.761485
69🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4770.03%▲ 694.821482
70🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6620.03%▲ 704.831482
71🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7630.03%▲ 714.831482
72🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8520.03%▲ 724.841483
73🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9060.03%▲ 734.841484
74🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1660.02%▲ 744.851483
75🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2020.02%▲ 754.901483
76🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3650.01%▲ 764.911484
+= Median 1 in 6630.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇸🇬 Scoot


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🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 333.07%▲ 10.25941,540
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%▲ 20.25836,929
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 30.25732,316
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%▲ 40.25941,555
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,927
6🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 2660.38%▲ 62.62313,851
7🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 3140.32%▲ 72.98418,469
8🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 83.3929,232
9🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 93.4114,617
10🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 103.4329,233
11🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 113.4814,617
12🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 123.7014,616
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,231
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 143.8229,231
15🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 153.8629,232
16🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%▲ 163.9029,234
17🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 173.9129,231
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9629,232
19🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 193.9829,234
20🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 204.0614,617
21🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 214.1414,616
22🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 224.1729,232
23🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 234.2129,232
24🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 244.2114,617
25🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 254.2514,616
26🇰🇷 Incheon Seoul 1 in 1,1240.09%▲ 264.4414,616
27🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 274.5214,617
28🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 284.6614,617
+= 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 2220.45%0.723215,461
2Europe1 in 5210.19%3.18283136,959
3North America1 in 5550.18%3.29303146,291
4Middle East1 in 7030.14%3.656029,062
5Latin America1 in 1,0610.09%4.102713,013
6Asia1 in 1,6190.06%4.4111254,310
7Oceania1 in 1,7610.06%4.46115,301


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 1380.72%0.259043,672
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1580.63%0.256933,383
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1850.54%0.253315,997
4🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2000.50%0.25115,299
5🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2100.48%0.49104,818
6🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2180.46%0.6483,882
7🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2260.44%0.8094,350
8🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 2640.38%1.4073,372
9🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2860.35%1.688340,234
10🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2870.35%1.69136,260
11🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3190.31%2.0241,929
12🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3850.26%2.5394,350
13🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 3920.25%2.582612,617
14🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.691485
15🇨🇦 Canada1 in 4330.23%2.805325,515
16🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 4640.22%2.95157,287
17🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4910.20%3.0741,939
18🇫🇷 France1 in 5550.18%3.29136,259
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5640.18%3.3141,935
20🇺🇸 United States1 in 5810.17%3.36250120,776
21🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6110.16%3.443215,470
22🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6510.15%3.5494,366
23🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 9200.11%3.9762,888
24🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9690.10%4.0231,443
25🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0490.10%4.091483
26🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,0640.09%4.1173,377
27🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,0940.09%4.13146,751
28🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1090.09%4.141485
29🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1410.09%4.1731,449
30🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1770.08%4.192966
31🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2090.08%4.211483
32🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5070.07%4.3752,420
33🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5550.06%4.391484
34🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,6120.06%4.41104,818
35🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7110.06%4.441485
36🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7400.06%4.452971
37🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9400.05%4.511483
38🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0290.05%4.532969
39🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5240.04%4.621481
40🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5690.04%4.631484
41🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6950.04%4.651485
42🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,7970.04%4.6631,453
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7630.03%4.7562,892
44🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8520.03%4.751483
45🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9060.03%4.761484
46🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3650.01%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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My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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