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: 3 days ago from 12,686 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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 911.28%=0.25207100,513
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 333.04%โ–ผ 30.257837,843
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 402.52%โ–ผ 50.25215103,731
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 412.47%โ–ฒ 20.2511153,854
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 452.20%โ–ผ 20.253918,910
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 581.71%โ–ฒ 20.2510450,478
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 701.42%โ–ผ 30.25188,719
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 1080.93%โ–ผ 340.252110,136
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 1100.91%โ–ผ 240.25167,702
10๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 1160.86%โ–ผ 10.253215,449
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1180.85%โ–ผ 200.25136,251
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1210.82%โ–ฒ 90.252110,130
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 1230.82%โ–ผ 130.254823,303
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 80.256631,770
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 1300.77%โ–ผ 430.25157,233
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1340.75%โ–ผ 10.272612,516
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 1390.72%โ–ผ 360.452612,591
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1410.71%โ–ฒ 30.50146,769
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1420.71%โ–ฒ 50.532512,042
20๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 1520.66%โ–ฒ 110.8283,853
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1530.65%โ–ผ 70.873617,347
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1610.62%โ–ฒ 61.074622,221
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1730.58%โ–ผ 351.33104,808
24๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1750.57%โ–ฒ 111.38125,800
25๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1750.57%โ–ฒ 71.3841,930
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 61.483918,789
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1820.55%โ–ผ 141.52125,823
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1840.54%โ–ผ 41.554220,398
29๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1900.53%โ–ฒ 171.6752,426
30๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1940.52%โ–ผ 281.7383,885
31๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1950.51%โ–ผ 241.75209,617
32๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2080.48%โ–ฒ 31.9673,395
33๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 122.0314268,411
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2200.45%โ–ผ 222.123617,444
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2220.45%โ–ผ 232.1552,422
36๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2270.44%โ–ฒ 132.2194,338
37๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2330.43%โ–ฒ 72.294521,648
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 2540.39%โ–ผ 22.505225,010
39๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 2550.39%โ–ฒ 22.522311,134
40๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2590.39%โ–ฒ 212.5662,901
41๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 2850.35%โ–ฒ 192.77136,263
42๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 2850.35%โ–ผ 162.7841,939
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2860.35%โ–ผ 52.798339,970
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 2990.33%โ–ฒ 92.88136,270
45๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 3140.32%โ–ผ 132.9883,871
46๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 3290.30%โ–ฒ 23.0783,881
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น TAP Portugal 1 in 3340.30%โ–ฒ 93.1062,901
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 3370.30%โ–ผ 103.1283,875
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3420.29%โ–ผ 93.1573,367
50๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3510.29%โ–ผ 83.19115,302
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3550.28%โ–ฒ 153.21115,330
52๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3660.27%โ–ผ 23.277435,725
53๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 263.3673,375
54๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 303.41188,742
55๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%โ–ผ 33.461485
56๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 4820.21%โ–ฒ 93.6962,901
57๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 4950.20%โ–ฒ 233.724521,653
58๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 4950.20%โ–ฒ 63.7273,383
59๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5110.20%โ–ฒ 83.76209,623
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 5220.19%โ–ฒ 353.792971
61๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 5250.19%โ–ฒ 223.7941,933
62๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 5740.17%โ–ฒ 43.9073,398
63๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Middle East Airlines 1 in 6330.16%โ–ฒ 54.001486
64๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 6420.16%โ–ฒ 144.0152,418
65๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 6460.15%โ–ฒ 224.0241,926
66๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ El Al 1 in 7300.14%โ–ฒ 84.132968
67๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 7700.13%โ–ฒ 94.1873,370
68๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 9390.11%โ–ฒ 224.3331,456
69๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ LOT Polish 1 in 1,0410.10%โ–ฒ 204.3931,446
70๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0840.09%โ–ฒ 124.422964
71๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Airlines 1 in 1,1470.09%โ–ฒ 134.451482
72๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1820.08%โ–ฒ 144.462962
73๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 1,3350.07%โ–ฒ 284.532967
74๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5280.07%โ–ฒ 164.592966
75๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ VietJet 1 in 1,7780.06%โ–ฒ 174.641484
76๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9370.05%โ–ฒ 184.671484
77๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 2,2180.05%โ–ฒ 194.711485
78๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ EVA Air 1 in 2,3880.04%โ–ฒ 204.731483
79๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0520.02%โ–ฒ 224.841485
80๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5480.02%โ–ฒ 224.861483
81๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6660.02%โ–ฒ 234.861484
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Xiamen Airlines 1 in 5,4160.02%โ–ฒ 244.881485
83๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3700.01%โ–ฒ 254.911484
84๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Southern 1 in 17,4090.01%โ–ฒ 264.961481
+= Median 1 in 2860.35%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Southern
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‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 482.10%โ–ฒ 10.251778,481
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 631.58%โ–ฒ 20.251360,005
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 30.251150,781
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%โ–ฒ 40.251046,165
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 50.96941,555
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 1610.62%โ–ฒ 61.07523,083
7๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1670.60%โ–ฒ 71.20732,318
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Zurich Zurich 1 in 1740.57%โ–ฒ 81.37313,850
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 2770.36%โ–ฒ 92.71313,852
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 102.77313,847
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 113.12313,851
12๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%โ–ฒ 123.36313,848
13๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 133.4114,617
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%โ–ฒ 143.49313,847
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 153.5629,234
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%โ–ฒ 163.68313,850
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 173.76313,849
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 183.8629,232
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%โ–ฒ 193.8729,234
20๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Humberto Delgado Airport Lisbon 1 in 6090.16%โ–ฒ 203.9614,616
21๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 213.9829,234
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 224.1414,616
23๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 234.1514,617
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 244.1914,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7950.13%โ–ฒ 254.2014,616
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 264.2129,233
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 274.2514,616
28๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 284.2614,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%โ–ฒ 294.3329,233
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 304.4014,615
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 314.4114,616
32๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta 1 in 1,1400.09%โ–ฒ 324.4414,617
+= Median 1 in 4950.20%


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 1370.73%0.255526,582
2Latin America1 in 2140.47%0.56282136,711
3Europe1 in 2150.47%0.58778375,657
4Middle East1 in 2550.39%1.2814670,558
5North America1 in 2860.35%1.68512246,984
6Oceania1 in 8670.12%3.90157,267
7Asia1 in 9220.11%3.97281136,188


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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 911.28%0.25207100,513
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 581.71%0.25230111,565
3๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 701.42%0.25188,719
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 771.30%0.259143,920
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 1080.93%0.252110,136
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 1100.91%0.25167,702
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1340.75%0.252612,516
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 1360.73%0.25281135,579
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 1390.72%0.2511153,830
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1410.71%0.25146,769
11๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 1520.66%0.2583,853
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1530.65%0.253617,347
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1730.58%0.25104,808
14๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1750.57%0.25125,800
15๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 1750.57%0.2541,930
16๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1800.56%0.253918,789
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 1820.55%0.25125,823
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1840.54%0.256933,404
19๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1900.53%0.2552,426
20๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1940.52%0.2583,885
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1950.51%0.257234,859
22๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 2040.49%0.337335,153
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 2070.48%0.413516,905
24๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2220.45%0.7252,422
25๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2270.44%0.8194,338
26๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 2550.39%1.282311,134
27๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 2590.39%1.3462,901
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 2780.36%1.585225,016
29๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 2850.35%1.66136,263
30๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 3140.32%1.9783,871
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3290.30%2.11440212,125
32๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal1 in 3340.30%2.1562,901
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 3370.30%2.1883,875
34๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3510.29%2.29115,302
35๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3550.28%2.32115,330
36๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 3970.25%2.61188,742
37๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.701485
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 4610.22%2.94157,251
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 4820.21%3.0362,901
40๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 5220.19%3.182971
41๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon1 in 6330.16%3.501486
42๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 6420.16%3.52146,783
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 6460.15%3.5341,926
44๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel1 in 7300.14%3.702968
45๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland1 in 1,0410.10%4.0931,446
46๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1820.08%4.202962
47๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,7780.06%4.471484
48๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,7880.06%4.472968
49๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand1 in 1,9370.05%4.511484
50๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan1 in 2,3880.04%4.601483
51๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 2,9820.03%4.682968
52๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 4,6660.02%4.801484
53๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3700.01%4.871484
54๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 8,2620.01%4.892966

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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