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 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.)
1🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 911.28%=0.25207100,513
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 333.04%▼ 30.257837,843
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 402.52%▼ 50.25215103,731
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 412.47%▲ 20.2511153,854
5🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 452.20%▼ 20.253918,910
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 581.71%▲ 20.2510450,478
7🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 701.42%▼ 30.25188,719
8🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 1080.93%▼ 340.252110,136
9🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 1100.91%▼ 240.25167,702
10🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 1160.86%▼ 10.253215,449
11🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1180.85%▼ 200.25136,251
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1210.82%▲ 90.252110,130
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1230.82%▼ 130.254823,303
14🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1280.78%▲ 80.256631,770
15🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1300.77%▼ 430.25157,233
16🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1340.75%▼ 10.272612,516
17🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1390.72%▼ 360.452612,591
18🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1410.71%▲ 30.50146,769
19🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 1420.71%▲ 50.532512,042
20🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1520.66%▲ 110.8283,853
21🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1530.65%▼ 70.873617,347
22🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1610.62%▲ 61.074622,221
23🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1730.58%▼ 351.33104,808
24🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1750.57%▲ 111.38125,800
25🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1750.57%▲ 71.3841,930
26🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1800.56%▲ 61.483918,789
27🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1820.55%▼ 141.52125,823
28🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1840.54%▼ 41.554220,398
29🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 1900.53%▲ 171.6752,426
30🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1940.52%▼ 281.7383,885
31🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1950.51%▼ 241.75209,617
32🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2080.48%▲ 31.9673,395
33🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2130.47%▲ 122.0314268,411
34🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2200.45%▼ 222.123617,444
35🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 2220.45%▼ 232.1552,422
36🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2270.44%▲ 132.2194,338
37🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 2330.43%▲ 72.294521,648
38🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 2540.39%▼ 22.505225,010
39🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 2550.39%▲ 22.522311,134
40🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 2590.39%▲ 212.5662,901
41🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 2850.35%▲ 192.77136,263
42🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 2850.35%▼ 162.7841,939
43🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 2860.35%▼ 52.798339,970
44🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 2990.33%▲ 92.88136,270
45🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 3140.32%▼ 132.9883,871
46🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 3290.30%▲ 23.0783,881
47🇵🇹 TAP Portugal 1 in 3340.30%▲ 93.1062,901
48🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 3370.30%▼ 103.1283,875
49🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3420.29%▼ 93.1573,367
50🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3510.29%▼ 83.19115,302
51🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3550.28%▲ 153.21115,330
52🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3660.27%▼ 23.277435,725
53🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3870.26%▲ 263.3673,375
54🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3970.25%▲ 303.41188,742
55🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▼ 33.461485
56🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 4820.21%▲ 93.6962,901
57🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 4950.20%▲ 233.724521,653
58🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 4950.20%▲ 63.7273,383
59🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5110.20%▲ 83.76209,623
60🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5220.19%▲ 353.792971
61🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 5250.19%▲ 223.7941,933
62🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 5740.17%▲ 43.9073,398
63🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6330.16%▲ 54.001486
64🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 6420.16%▲ 144.0152,418
65🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 6460.15%▲ 224.0241,926
66🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 7300.14%▲ 84.132968
67🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 7700.13%▲ 94.1873,370
68🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 9390.11%▲ 224.3331,456
69🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,0410.10%▲ 204.3931,446
70🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0840.09%▲ 124.422964
71🇭🇰 Hong Kong Airlines 1 in 1,1470.09%▲ 134.451482
72🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1820.08%▲ 144.462962
73🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3350.07%▲ 284.532967
74🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5280.07%▲ 164.592966
75🇻🇳 VietJet 1 in 1,7780.06%▲ 174.641484
76🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9370.05%▲ 184.671484
77🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2180.05%▲ 194.711485
78🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3880.04%▲ 204.731483
79🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0520.02%▲ 224.841485
80🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5480.02%▲ 224.861483
81🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6660.02%▲ 234.861484
82🇨🇳 Xiamen Airlines 1 in 5,4160.02%▲ 244.881485
83🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3700.01%▲ 254.911484
84🇨🇳 China Southern 1 in 17,4090.01%▲ 264.961481
+= Median 1 in 2860.35%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 China Southern
🥈
🇯🇵 ANA 		                  🥉
🇨🇳 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.)
1🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 482.10%▲ 10.251778,481
2🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 631.58%▲ 20.251360,005
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 30.251150,781
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%▲ 40.251046,165
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1570.64%▲ 50.96941,555
6🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 1610.62%▲ 61.07523,083
7🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1670.60%▲ 71.20732,318
8🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1740.57%▲ 81.37313,850
9🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 2770.36%▲ 92.71313,852
10🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 102.77313,847
11🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 113.12313,851
12🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 123.36313,848
13🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 133.4114,617
14🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 143.49313,847
15🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 4390.23%▲ 153.5629,234
16🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%▲ 163.68313,850
17🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 173.76313,849
18🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 183.8629,232
19🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 193.8729,234
20🇵🇹 Humberto Delgado Airport Lisbon 1 in 6090.16%▲ 203.9614,616
21🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 213.9829,234
22🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 224.1414,616
23🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%▲ 234.1514,617
24🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 244.1914,616
25🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7950.13%▲ 254.2014,616
26🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 264.2129,233
27🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 274.2514,616
28🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 284.2614,617
29🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 294.3329,233
30🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 304.4014,615
31🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 314.4114,616
32🇮🇩 Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta 1 in 1,1400.09%▲ 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.)
1🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 911.28%0.25207100,513
2🇮🇳 India1 in 581.71%0.25230111,565
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 701.42%0.25188,719
4🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 771.30%0.259143,920
5🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 1080.93%0.252110,136
6🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 1100.91%0.25167,702
7🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1340.75%0.252612,516
8🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1360.73%0.25281135,579
9🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1390.72%0.2511153,830
10🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1410.71%0.25146,769
11🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1520.66%0.2583,853
12🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1530.65%0.253617,347
13🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1730.58%0.25104,808
14🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1750.57%0.25125,800
15🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1750.57%0.2541,930
16🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1800.56%0.253918,789
17🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1820.55%0.25125,823
18🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 1840.54%0.256933,404
19🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 1900.53%0.2552,426
20🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1940.52%0.2583,885
21🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1950.51%0.257234,859
22🇩🇪 Germany1 in 2040.49%0.337335,153
23🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2070.48%0.413516,905
24🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 2220.45%0.7252,422
25🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2270.44%0.8194,338
26🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 2550.39%1.282311,134
27🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 2590.39%1.3462,901
28🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 2780.36%1.585225,016
29🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 2850.35%1.66136,263
30🇫🇮 Finland1 in 3140.32%1.9783,871
31🇺🇸 United States1 in 3290.30%2.11440212,125
32🇵🇹 Portugal1 in 3340.30%2.1562,901
33🇦🇹 Austria1 in 3370.30%2.1883,875
34🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3510.29%2.29115,302
35🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3550.28%2.32115,330
36🇫🇷 France1 in 3970.25%2.61188,742
37🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.701485
38🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 4610.22%2.94157,251
39🇵🇦 Panama1 in 4820.21%3.0362,901
40🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5220.19%3.182971
41🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6330.16%3.501486
42🇦🇺 Australia1 in 6420.16%3.52146,783
43🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 6460.15%3.5341,926
44🇮🇱 Israel1 in 7300.14%3.702968
45🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,0410.10%4.0931,446
46🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1820.08%4.202962
47🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,7780.06%4.471484
48🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,7880.06%4.472968
49🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9370.05%4.511484
50🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3880.04%4.601483
51🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,9820.03%4.682968
52🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 4,6660.02%4.801484
53🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3700.01%4.871484
54🇨🇳 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).

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