LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

๐Ÿงณ๐Ÿ’จ 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: 2 days ago from 24,345 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 214.67%=0.2511957,438
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 382.64%โ–ผ 10.2511957,664
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 402.53%โ–ฒ 10.2515474,608
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 751.33%โ–ผ 30.25178,185
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 761.31%โ–ฒ 10.253416,353
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1040.96%โ–ผ 40.25178,258
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 1140.87%โ–ผ 60.25178,190
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1270.79%โ–ผ 10.25125,791
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 1330.75%โ–ผ 80.25178,202
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1440.69%โ–ฒ 50.602713,021
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 1770.57%โ–ฒ 31.414823,307
12๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1910.52%โ–ผ 31.69115,301
13๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 2120.47%โ–ผ 192.023315,908
14๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 2150.47%=2.053617,466
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2180.46%โ–ผ 312.0983,883
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 2410.41%โ–ฒ 52.37157,269
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2650.38%โ–ผ 42.61146,791
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2680.37%โ–ผ 82.632210,674
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 2760.36%โ–ฒ 72.702712,992
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 2810.36%โ–ผ 102.7573,386
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 2860.35%โ–ผ 252.7962,901
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2920.34%โ–ผ 32.8352,418
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 32.84209,705
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 2930.34%โ–ผ 162.84125,822
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3230.31%โ–ผ 23.048440,418
26๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3370.30%โ–ผ 103.1283,879
27๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3410.29%โ–ผ 193.1473,381
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3480.29%โ–ฒ 93.183014,507
29๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 3490.29%โ–ผ 173.1931,451
30๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 3510.29%โ–ฒ 243.1931,446
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 3510.28%โ–ฒ 93.208641,544
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3770.27%โ–ฒ 33.326330,358
33๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%โ–ผ 133.332971
34๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 3940.25%โ–ฒ 113.39146,748
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 4590.22%โ–ผ 63.6283,886
36๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4680.21%โ–ผ 103.65104,826
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4690.21%โ–ผ 13.652813,520
38๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4790.21%โ–ผ 83.6883,880
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 4830.21%โ–ผ 33.6983,881
40๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 5170.19%โ–ผ 63.7831,456
41๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5260.19%โ–ฒ 253.802964
42๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 83.8152,405
43๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5470.18%โ–ฒ 123.8441,938
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 5510.18%โ–ฒ 73.854019,419
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 5560.18%โ–ผ 13.862967
46๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5760.17%โ–ฒ 283.9062,906
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 6030.17%โ–ฒ 13.952968
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6130.16%โ–ฒ 23.9731,453
49๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 6280.16%โ–ฒ 33.9941,932
50๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Middle East Airlines 1 in 6350.16%โ–ฒ 44.001484
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 6530.15%โ–ฒ 84.0362,896
52๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 6590.15%โ–ฒ 174.04125,824
53๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6960.14%โ–ฒ 74.091486
54๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 6990.14%โ–ฒ 84.09125,827
55๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7220.14%โ–ฒ 274.12104,808
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 7280.14%โ–ฒ 174.13146,757
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 7640.13%โ–ฒ 124.1773,398
58๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7640.13%โ–ฒ 124.1741,930
59๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 9440.11%โ–ฒ 354.3331,448
60๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Air New Zealand 1 in 9700.10%โ–ฒ 144.352966
61๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 9910.10%โ–ฒ 154.362962
62๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0750.09%โ–ฒ 164.4131,444
63๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0860.09%โ–ฒ 174.422962
64๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 1,1500.09%โ–ฒ 184.451481
65๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,1640.09%โ–ฒ 194.4631,452
66๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2720.08%โ–ฒ 204.501483
67๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3490.07%โ–ฒ 234.5331,446
68๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3600.07%โ–ฒ 224.5331,446
69๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ El Al 1 in 1,4690.07%โ–ฒ 234.571481
70๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 1,5460.06%โ–ฒ 244.5941,937
71๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5570.06%โ–ฒ 254.591483
72๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ VietJet 1 in 1,7810.06%โ–ฒ 264.641483
73๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8830.05%โ–ฒ 274.662963
74๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0450.05%โ–ฒ 284.691481
75๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 2,0890.05%โ–ฒ 294.702963
76๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1270.05%โ–ฒ 304.701484
77๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 2,2270.04%โ–ฒ 314.721483
78๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5750.04%โ–ฒ 454.751483
79๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Asiana Airlines 1 in 2,6100.04%โ–ฒ 334.761483
80๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7210.04%โ–ฒ 344.771486
81๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8880.03%โ–ฒ 354.781484
82๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5690.02%โ–ฒ 364.861481
83๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 5,2180.02%โ–ฒ 374.881483
84๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Xiamen Airlines 1 in 5,4280.02%โ–ฒ 384.881484
85๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,4020.01%โ–ฒ 394.911482
86๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,2570.01%โ–ฒ 404.961486
+= Median 1 in 5490.18%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 492.04%โ–ฒ 10.251673,847
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 621.62%โ–ฒ 20.2514,617
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 681.48%โ–ฒ 30.251778,490
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 40.251046,169
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 50.251255,399
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 60.30627,704
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%โ–ฒ 71.93418,462
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Hongqiao Shanghai 1 in 2530.40%โ–ฒ 82.49313,848
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 92.77313,849
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 102.8414,617
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 113.29313,850
12๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 123.4114,617
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4020.25%โ–ฒ 133.4329,235
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 143.5629,233
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%โ–ฒ 153.68313,848
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 163.7014,617
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%โ–ฒ 173.7914,616
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 183.8029,233
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 193.81313,849
20๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 203.9129,231
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%โ–ฒ 213.9629,235
22๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 223.9829,232
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%โ–ฒ 233.9929,234
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%โ–ฒ 244.1729,232
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 254.1914,617
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 264.2114,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 274.2414,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 284.2514,617
29๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 294.2614,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 304.3714,616
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1260.09%โ–ฒ 314.4414,616
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%โ–ฒ 324.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 5050.20%


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.)
1Africa1 in 3110.32%1.953014,487
2Europe1 in 3410.29%2.21313151,344
3Middle East1 in 3640.27%2.3912158,565
4North America1 in 4230.24%2.76480231,744
5Latin America1 in 6320.16%3.505727,509
6Oceania1 in 1,0750.09%4.1283,856
7Asia1 in 1,6620.06%4.43334161,739


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 402.53%0.25290140,462
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 751.33%0.25178,185
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 1330.75%0.25178,202
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1710.59%0.254521,778
5๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1910.52%0.25115,301
6๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 2120.47%0.533315,908
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 2150.46%0.599545,969
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2180.46%0.6383,883
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 2410.41%1.065426,039
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 2810.36%1.6273,386
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 2860.35%1.6862,901
12๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 2930.34%1.76209,705
13๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3450.29%2.243717,888
14๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 3490.29%2.2831,451
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 3510.29%2.2931,446
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3770.27%2.48449216,709
17๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502971
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 3940.25%2.59146,748
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4130.24%2.70178,239
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 4520.22%2.905225,212
21๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4790.21%3.0283,880
22๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 4830.21%3.033115,035
23๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 5170.19%3.1631,456
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 5300.19%3.21146,766
25๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 5470.18%3.2641,938
26๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 5560.18%3.292967
27๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5760.17%3.3562,906
28๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 6030.17%3.432968
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6130.16%3.4531,453
30๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 6280.16%3.4941,932
31๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon1 in 6350.16%3.501484
32๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 6530.15%3.5462,896
33๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 6960.14%3.631486
34๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6990.14%3.64125,827
35๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7220.14%3.68104,808
36๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 7520.13%3.74104,849
37๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand1 in 9700.10%4.022966
38๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,1640.09%4.1831,452
39๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,1960.08%4.2162,890
40๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,3600.07%4.3031,446
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel1 in 1,4690.07%4.351481
42๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,5460.06%4.39167,726
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 1,7030.06%4.442967
44๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,7980.06%4.472967
45๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0450.05%4.541481
46๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 2,1530.05%4.562969
47๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea1 in 2,6100.04%4.641483
48๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 2,8880.03%4.671484
49๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 2,9950.03%4.682964
50๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 6,1210.02%4.842964
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 8,1390.01%4.882970

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!


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