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: 15 hours ago from 23,696 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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 352.82%โ–ผ 10.2512861,577
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 432.33%โ–ฒ 10.2514268,667
3๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 711.41%โ–ผ 20.25188,683
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 711.40%โ–ฒ 10.253617,408
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 851.18%โ–ผ 60.252110,151
6๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 881.14%โ–ผ 170.254019,395
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 981.02%โ–ฒ 30.252612,549
8๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 991.01%โ–ผ 120.257837,703
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1240.80%โ–ผ 280.253115,059
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 1260.80%โ–ผ 70.256832,781
11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 1380.72%โ–ผ 20.41146,794
12๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 1450.69%โ–ผ 460.63146,777
13๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1520.66%โ–ฒ 40.83104,858
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1690.59%โ–ฒ 71.242311,117
15๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 51.483918,789
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2000.50%โ–ผ 241.83115,305
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2180.46%โ–ผ 322.09178,258
18๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2320.43%โ–ฒ 102.2794,370
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 2410.42%โ–ฒ 42.37157,270
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2410.41%โ–ผ 382.3712560,521
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2460.41%โ–ผ 72.432411,606
22๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Air New Zealand 1 in 2760.36%โ–ผ 362.7073,396
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 2810.36%โ–ผ 182.7583,876
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%โ–ผ 92.8262,909
25๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%โ–ฒ 72.8883,865
26๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3000.33%โ–ฒ 12.8994,351
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3130.32%โ–ฒ 112.9852,407
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3190.31%โ–ผ 173.028540,908
29๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 3210.31%โ–ผ 63.034119,757
30๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 3490.29%โ–ฒ 93.1831,454
31๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 3500.29%โ–ฒ 253.1931,449
32๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3510.28%โ–ฒ 183.202963
33๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 3660.27%โ–ฒ 73.2741,932
34๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 3690.27%โ–ฒ 73.28167,707
35๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 3820.26%โ–ฒ 133.3431,449
36๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3830.26%โ–ผ 33.356229,888
37๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3830.26%โ–ฒ 13.35104,852
38๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4190.24%โ–ฒ 63.492512,054
39๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 4330.23%โ–ผ 193.5452,412
40๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 163.5662,903
41๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 4630.22%โ–ผ 73.6383,853
42๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 4910.20%โ–ฒ 43.7141,941
43๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4920.20%โ–ฒ 93.71157,270
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 4950.20%โ–ผ 73.72167,764
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4950.20%โ–ผ 133.7273,385
46๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4980.20%โ–ฒ 153.73178,176
47๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5110.20%โ–ผ 103.76146,797
48๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5250.19%โ–ผ 103.792965
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5490.18%โ–ผ 63.85104,841
50๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 5700.18%โ–ฒ 313.8931,456
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 5800.17%โ–ผ 73.9173,365
52๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 6130.16%โ–ฒ 63.9752,406
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 6160.16%โ–ผ 33.973617,372
54๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 6260.16%โ–ฒ 123.9941,938
55๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Middle East Airlines 1 in 6340.16%โ–ฒ 434.001484
56๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 6430.16%โ–ฒ 264.0152,414
57๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 6670.15%โ–ผ 14.0573,387
58๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 7800.13%โ–ฒ 294.192965
59๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9170.11%โ–ฒ 14.312971
60๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisair 1 in 9260.11%โ–ฒ 24.321481
61๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 9550.10%โ–ฒ 34.341483
62๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9650.10%โ–ฒ 44.3431,449
63๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 9790.10%โ–ฒ 54.3541,931
64๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0160.10%โ–ฒ 64.3841,935
65๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0660.09%โ–ฒ 74.412966
66๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 1,1150.09%โ–ฒ 84.431482
67๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2040.08%โ–ฒ 94.471485
68๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2710.08%โ–ฒ 104.501484
69๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 1,2880.08%โ–ฒ 114.512967
70๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 1,3380.07%โ–ฒ 124.532964
71๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3480.07%โ–ฒ 174.5341,926
72๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ El Al 1 in 1,4580.07%โ–ฒ 144.571485
73๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5200.07%โ–ฒ 154.5831,445
74๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 1,7300.06%โ–ฒ 214.6331,457
75๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7460.06%โ–ฒ 284.642968
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9780.05%โ–ฒ 184.681482
77๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 2,0910.05%โ–ฒ 254.702962
78๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 2,2190.05%โ–ฒ 204.711485
79๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,5400.04%โ–ฒ 364.7541,935
80๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Asiana Airlines 1 in 2,5980.04%โ–ฒ 364.761485
81๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8210.04%โ–ฒ 234.781485
82๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Lion Air 1 in 3,6430.03%โ–ฒ 244.831485
83๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7450.03%โ–ฒ 334.831484
84๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3700.01%โ–ฒ 264.911484
85๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3920.01%โ–ฒ 274.961482
+= Median 1 in 4920.20%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways


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‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL 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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 442.27%โ–ฒ 10.2526120,017
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 462.20%โ–ฒ 20.2531143,089
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%โ–ฒ 30.251464,639
4๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 40.25313,847
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 1990.50%โ–ฒ 51.82418,463
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%โ–ฒ 61.85418,462
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 2830.35%โ–ฒ 72.76313,847
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 82.8414,617
9๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 92.8414,616
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 3580.28%โ–ฒ 103.23313,848
11๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 113.37313,846
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 123.4129,231
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%โ–ฒ 133.4329,232
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 4120.24%โ–ฒ 143.4629,232
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 153.4814,617
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%โ–ฒ 163.49313,851
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 173.5129,233
18๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 183.5229,233
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 193.7014,617
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%โ–ฒ 203.7529,231
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 213.76313,848
22๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 223.8029,232
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 233.81313,846
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 243.8629,232
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%โ–ฒ 253.99313,852
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 264.0614,616
27๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Aquino Manila 1 in 7600.13%โ–ฒ 274.1714,617
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 284.1914,616
29๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1260.09%โ–ฒ 294.4414,615
30๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 304.4514,617
31๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2390.08%โ–ฒ 314.4914,617
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 324.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 4220.24%


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 2000.50%0.255024,154
2North America1 in 3480.29%2.27440212,576
3Europe1 in 3740.27%2.46343165,756
4Middle East1 in 4330.23%2.8118991,329
5Oceania1 in 6100.16%3.442110,140
6Latin America1 in 9170.11%3.963516,939
7Asia1 in 1,1590.09%4.18333160,702


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 432.33%0.25284137,037
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 711.41%0.25188,683
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1340.75%0.256229,907
4๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 1450.69%0.25146,777
5๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1620.62%0.2512459,991
6๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1800.56%0.253918,789
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 2000.50%0.25115,305
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 2020.50%0.2910249,260
9๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2320.43%0.9194,370
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 2410.42%1.065526,610
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 2460.41%1.145828,113
12๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand1 in 2760.36%1.5673,396
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 2810.36%1.6283,876
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7362,909
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3130.32%1.9652,407
16๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3480.29%2.273315,920
17๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 3490.29%2.2731,454
18๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 3500.29%2.2831,449
19๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 3510.28%2.292963
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 3690.27%2.42167,707
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3830.26%2.52382184,462
22๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3830.26%2.52104,852
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4040.25%2.65188,743
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 4910.20%3.0641,941
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4950.20%3.0873,385
26๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 4980.20%3.09178,176
27๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5110.20%3.14146,797
28๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 5250.19%3.19125,795
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5490.18%3.27104,841
30๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 5700.18%3.3331,456
31๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 6260.16%3.4841,938
32๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon1 in 6340.16%3.501484
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 6430.16%3.52146,744
34๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 7580.13%3.75104,815
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 9010.11%3.9541,931
36๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 9170.11%3.962971
37๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia1 in 9260.11%3.971481
38๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 9550.10%4.001483
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9650.10%4.0231,449
40๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 9790.10%4.0341,931
41๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0160.10%4.0741,935
42๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 1,1150.09%4.151482
43๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,1320.09%4.1683,871
44๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 1,2040.08%4.211485
45๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 1,2790.08%4.2631,450
46๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel1 in 1,4580.07%4.351485
47๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7460.06%4.462968
48๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 2,2190.05%4.5752,415
49๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea1 in 2,5980.04%4.631485
50๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 2,8020.04%4.6641,940
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 16,3920.01%4.941482

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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