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: 4 days ago from 32,410 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🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 382.66%▲ 10.2516278,435
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 482.09%▲ 20.259445,493
3🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1170.86%▲ 30.2562,890
4🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1180.85%▲ 40.252210,586
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1390.72%▲ 50.44146,755
6🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1690.59%▲ 61.26136,258
7🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1720.58%▲ 71.314521,851
8🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2090.48%▲ 81.9752,428
9🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2260.44%▲ 92.2094,347
10🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2490.40%▲ 102.462210,656
11🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 2830.35%▲ 112.773014,528
12🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2960.34%▲ 122.8662,902
13🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3170.32%▲ 133.0083,883
14🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3220.31%▲ 143.03125,823
15🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 3770.26%▲ 153.3273,379
16🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3780.26%▲ 163.3262,886
17🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%▲ 173.332971
18🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 3810.26%▲ 183.3431,453
19🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 193.3441,934
20🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3920.26%▲ 203.3894,356
21🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3960.25%▲ 213.40157,218
22🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4030.25%▲ 223.4394,344
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4180.24%▲ 233.487234,925
24🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 4370.23%▲ 243.55167,740
25🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4590.22%▲ 253.6241,940
26🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4640.22%▲ 263.6483,873
27🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4780.21%▲ 273.6852,409
28🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5220.19%▲ 283.7931,443
29🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5390.19%▲ 293.8241,938
30🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5510.18%▲ 303.85136,301
31🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 5900.17%▲ 313.934019,391
32🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6160.16%▲ 323.97125,811
33🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 6380.16%▲ 334.01167,704
34🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 6970.14%▲ 344.0952,425
35🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7020.14%▲ 354.1031,444
36🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 7320.14%▲ 364.142965
37🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7350.14%▲ 374.1452,426
38🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7990.13%▲ 384.211481
39🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 8230.12%▲ 394.233315,875
40🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8400.12%▲ 404.2573,384
41🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8550.12%▲ 414.2631,456
42🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8590.12%▲ 424.262966
43🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 9480.11%▲ 434.33115,334
44🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9660.10%▲ 444.3441,941
45🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,0090.10%▲ 454.37136,289
46🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0490.10%▲ 464.401483
47🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,1540.09%▲ 474.4531,451
48🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,2360.08%▲ 484.49188,665
49🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2600.08%▲ 494.502963
50🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1,2660.08%▲ 504.501485
51🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3060.08%▲ 514.5231,447
52🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,3270.08%▲ 524.5262,894
53🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,4100.07%▲ 534.5562,888
54🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4410.07%▲ 544.562970
55🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5240.07%▲ 554.582968
56🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5570.06%▲ 564.591483
57🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8830.05%▲ 574.662963
58🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,9260.05%▲ 584.672965
59🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9730.05%▲ 594.681483
60🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,1000.05%▲ 604.701483
61🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1270.05%▲ 614.701484
62🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3470.04%▲ 624.731484
63🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3480.04%▲ 634.732962
64🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3820.04%▲ 644.731484
65🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,6940.04%▲ 654.761485
66🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7320.04%▲ 664.771484
67🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5510.02%▲ 674.861483
68🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5,4010.02%▲ 684.881481
69🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1950.02%▲ 694.901484
+= Median 1 in 7020.14%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇧🇷 Azul
🥈
🇲🇾 Air Asia 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia


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🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 323.16%▲ 10.2527124,658
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 482.09%▲ 20.2524110,772
3🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 951.05%▲ 30.251360,022
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 40.25313,850
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1090.92%▲ 50.251360,023
6🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 61.09523,084
7🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 1690.59%▲ 71.25418,462
8🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%▲ 81.85418,469
9🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 92.61313,851
10🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 102.8414,616
11🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 113.12313,848
12🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%▲ 123.31313,851
13🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 133.4814,616
14🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 143.49313,851
15🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%▲ 153.5129,232
16🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 163.8029,231
17🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 173.9129,231
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9629,232
19🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 194.1729,232
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,616
21🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 214.2614,616
22🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 224.4114,616
23🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%▲ 234.5214,615
24🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 244.5614,615
25🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 254.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4160.24%


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 2260.44%0.802311,090
2Middle East1 in 4820.21%3.039646,542
3North America1 in 6380.16%3.51232112,183
4Asia1 in 7990.13%3.81301145,656
5Europe1 in 8260.12%3.8515273,479
6Latin America1 in 1,3700.07%4.314220,307


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 482.09%0.25270130,683
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1170.86%0.2562,890
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1690.59%0.25136,258
4🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2090.48%0.4552,428
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2260.44%0.8094,347
6🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2490.40%1.192210,656
7🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3780.26%2.4962,886
8🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502971
9🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3810.26%2.503014,494
10🇪🇸 Spain1 in 4030.25%2.643315,895
11🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 4370.23%2.82167,740
12🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 4540.22%2.915928,627
13🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4580.22%2.93199,191
14🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 4590.22%2.9341,940
15🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4640.22%2.9583,873
16🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 4710.21%2.984722,758
17🇫🇷 France1 in 5510.18%3.28136,301
18🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 6360.16%3.51167,743
19🇴🇲 Oman1 in 6970.14%3.6452,425
20🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7060.14%3.6583,859
21🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 7350.14%3.7152,426
22🇺🇸 United States1 in 7580.13%3.7520297,689
23🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7990.13%3.811481
24🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 8380.12%3.8741,927
25🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8400.12%3.8773,384
26🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8550.12%3.8931,456
27🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8590.12%3.892966
28🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0490.10%4.091483
29🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,1540.09%4.1831,451
30🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2600.08%4.252963
31🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1,2660.08%4.251485
32🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3060.08%4.2731,447
33🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,4100.07%4.3362,888
34🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4410.07%4.342970
35🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5570.06%4.391483
36🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,9260.05%4.512965
37🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,1000.05%4.551483
38🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3470.04%4.601484
39🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,3480.04%4.6052,408
40🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3820.04%4.601484
41🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7320.04%4.651484
42🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5510.02%4.791483

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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