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: 7 days ago from 34,902 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 342.94%▼ 30.2517986,827
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 402.52%▼ 20.256531,406
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 631.59%▼ 10.257234,644
4🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 1060.94%=0.253516,925
5🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1110.90%▲ 40.257737,089
6🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1240.81%▲ 20.2510651,195
7🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1280.78%▲ 30.25146,746
8🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1310.76%▲ 40.254521,833
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1390.72%▲ 50.43146,759
10🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1480.67%▲ 60.732612,547
11🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1490.67%▲ 70.76167,723
12🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 1530.65%▲ 80.862311,154
13🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1600.63%▲ 91.034521,765
14🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1630.61%▲ 101.1294,329
15🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1690.59%▲ 111.252311,097
16🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1810.55%▲ 121.5073,398
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1950.51%▲ 131.743617,372
18🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1970.51%▲ 141.792813,481
19🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2200.45%▲ 152.12125,799
20🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 2200.45%▲ 172.1210148,679
21🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2300.43%▲ 172.2513163,479
22🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2540.39%▲ 182.5162,903
23🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2710.37%▲ 192.6683,859
24🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2740.36%▲ 202.6983,866
25🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2820.35%▲ 212.7583,872
26🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 3280.31%▲ 223.0762,908
27🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 3990.25%▲ 233.412963
28🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4040.25%▲ 243.4394,340
29🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 4220.24%▲ 253.5062,912
30🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4270.23%▲ 263.5241,942
31🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4490.22%▲ 273.5994,343
32🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4560.22%▲ 303.612311,085
33🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 4880.20%▲ 293.7083,873
34🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4950.20%▲ 303.724823,135
35🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 4950.20%▲ 313.7241,925
36🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5170.19%▲ 323.7731,456
37🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5190.19%▲ 333.78157,230
38🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5240.19%▲ 343.7941,937
39🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5240.19%▲ 353.792968
40🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 5240.19%▲ 363.792967
41🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 5250.19%▲ 373.79167,750
42🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5390.19%▲ 383.8352,421
43🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 6150.16%▲ 393.9762,899
44🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6990.14%▲ 404.091484
45🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 7280.14%▲ 414.133717,940
46🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7670.13%▲ 424.171481
47🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8730.11%▲ 434.2741,936
48🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 8860.11%▲ 444.2831,457
49🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 9240.11%▲ 454.3183,876
50🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 9340.11%▲ 464.3252,419
51🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9520.11%▲ 474.331484
52🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 9980.10%▲ 484.3783,850
53🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1,0190.10%▲ 494.382965
54🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0190.10%▲ 504.3841,929
55🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 514.392971
56🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,0730.09%▲ 524.4152,420
57🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 534.431485
58🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1700.09%▲ 544.4652,429
59🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2620.08%▲ 554.502962
60🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,4470.07%▲ 564.5673,397
61🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5290.07%▲ 574.592964
62🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7250.06%▲ 584.632971
63🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8470.05%▲ 594.661482
64🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9350.05%▲ 604.672969
65🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3450.04%▲ 614.731485
66🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3900.04%▲ 624.741482
67🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5870.04%▲ 634.761481
68🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7070.04%▲ 644.771482
69🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 2,7400.04%▲ 654.772970
70🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8170.04%▲ 664.781485
71🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6620.03%▲ 674.831482
72🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1700.02%▲ 684.851483
73🇨🇳 Xiamen Airlines 1 in 5,4490.02%▲ 694.881482
74🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2170.02%▲ 704.901482
75🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4130.01%▲ 714.951485
+= Median 1 in 5240.19%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇨🇳 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🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 293.40%▲ 10.2548221,627
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 432.34%▲ 20.252092,320
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%▲ 30.251987,721
4🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%▲ 40.25418,464
5🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1310.77%▲ 50.25418,468
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 60.39627,697
7🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1420.71%▲ 70.53627,703
8🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1550.65%▲ 80.91836,931
9🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 92.18313,847
10🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 103.12313,848
11🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 113.4329,232
12🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 4150.24%▲ 123.4729,235
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,232
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 143.8229,234
15🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 153.8629,233
16🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 163.8729,233
17🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 174.1414,617
18🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 184.1914,617
19🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 194.2114,616
20🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 204.2514,616
21🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%▲ 214.2814,616
22🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 224.4514,616
23🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 234.4614,616
24🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 244.4814,616
25🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 254.5614,617
26🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5290.07%▲ 264.5914,617
27🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 274.6014,616
28🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 284.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 5460.18%


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 2740.36%1.54178,230
2Europe1 in 4280.23%2.78479231,298
3Middle East1 in 5060.20%3.1210249,296
4North America1 in 5890.17%3.39412199,225
5Oceania1 in 5960.17%3.41125,800
6Latin America1 in 6410.16%3.525124,609
7Asia1 in 8290.12%3.85308149,014


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 631.59%0.25265128,230
2🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1260.80%0.2512057,941
3🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1470.68%0.256832,929
4🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1480.67%0.252612,547
5🇫🇷 France1 in 1600.63%0.254521,765
6🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1630.61%0.258340,075
7🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1810.55%0.2573,398
8🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1950.51%0.253617,372
9🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1970.51%0.252813,481
10🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2050.49%0.363617,410
11🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 2250.44%0.773918,808
12🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2740.36%1.5483,866
13🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2820.35%1.6383,872
14🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 3280.31%2.1062,908
15🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3450.29%2.259646,288
16🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3500.29%2.295024,167
17🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 3650.27%2.40178,220
18🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 3990.25%2.622963
19🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4270.23%2.7841,942
20🇨🇱 Chile1 in 4880.20%3.0583,873
21🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5170.19%3.1631,456
22🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5240.19%3.1941,937
23🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5240.19%3.192968
24🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 5240.19%3.192967
25🇩🇪 Germany1 in 5250.19%3.19167,750
26🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5960.17%3.41125,800
27🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 6990.14%3.641484
28🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7670.13%3.761481
29🇺🇸 United States1 in 8420.12%3.87344166,295
30🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8730.11%3.9141,936
31🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9520.11%4.001484
32🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1,0190.10%4.072965
33🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0190.10%4.0741,929
34🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,0720.09%4.1173,382
35🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1100.09%4.141485
36🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1700.09%4.1952,429
37🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2620.08%4.252962
38🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,6240.06%4.4162,901
39🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7250.06%4.452971
40🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8470.05%4.491482
41🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3450.04%4.591485
42🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3900.04%4.601482
43🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5870.04%4.631481
44🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7070.04%4.651482
45🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 2,7400.04%4.652970
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 3,6620.03%4.741482
47🇨🇳 China1 in 7,5730.01%4.872967

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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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!

My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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