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 34,034 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 303.33%▼ 50.2520498,118
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 372.69%▼ 130.256933,449
3🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 671.48%▼ 120.255526,651
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 691.44%▼ 110.256531,432
5🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 721.40%▼ 100.255426,151
6🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 891.12%▲ 10.259546,072
7🇿🇦 South African 1 in 971.03%▼ 80.252110,107
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 991.01%▲ 70.25188,715
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1020.98%▼ 60.25199,144
10🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1200.84%▲ 70.25209,631
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1240.81%▲ 90.254823,115
12🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1280.78%▼ 30.253014,555
13🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1340.75%▼ 20.28199,159
14🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1470.68%▼ 10.68104,818
15🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1510.66%=0.82136,293
16🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1550.64%▲ 90.924521,792
17🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1580.63%▲ 20.98146,731
18🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1580.63%▲ 31.0083,882
19🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1600.62%▲ 111.054521,662
20🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1880.53%▲ 51.64146,774
21🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2110.47%▲ 61.9952,406
22🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2210.45%▲ 72.132512,032
23🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2440.41%▲ 82.4073,400
24🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2550.39%▲ 92.5262,888
25🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2630.38%▲ 102.5941,927
26🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2750.36%▲ 112.6911053,138
27🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2860.35%▲ 182.782612,534
28🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2950.34%▲ 132.86125,773
29🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3220.31%▲ 143.0473,383
30🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3250.31%▲ 263.052612,523
31🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3290.30%▲ 163.07115,330
32🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 3490.29%▲ 173.1862,909
33🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3490.29%▲ 183.192968
34🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 3750.27%▲ 213.313516,942
35🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%▲ 203.342965
36🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4070.25%▲ 243.445828,111
37🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 4170.24%▲ 223.4862,909
38🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 4310.23%▲ 233.5352,424
39🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4550.22%▲ 283.612311,099
40🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 4670.21%▲ 253.64178,221
41🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 4820.21%▲ 263.694622,198
42🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4830.21%▲ 273.69167,769
43🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5210.19%▲ 283.7831,446
44🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5280.19%▲ 303.805124,733
45🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 5550.18%▲ 303.8673,376
46🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5590.18%▲ 313.872962
47🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6020.17%▲ 323.952970
48🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6970.14%▲ 334.0931,455
49🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 7230.14%▲ 394.12146,798
50🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 7840.13%▲ 354.1931,450
51🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7920.13%▲ 364.201485
52🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8100.12%▲ 374.2252,409
53🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8620.12%▲ 384.2731,444
54🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9550.10%▲ 394.341483
55🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 9790.10%▲ 404.3562,902
56🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0130.10%▲ 414.3741,941
57🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0200.10%▲ 424.3831,446
58🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 434.4531,450
59🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1620.09%▲ 444.4631,454
60🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1700.09%▲ 454.4641,931
61🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3370.07%▲ 464.532965
62🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 1,3540.07%▲ 474.532965
63🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 1,3910.07%▲ 484.5431,447
64🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 494.562968
65🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5650.06%▲ 504.601481
66🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7890.06%▲ 514.6531,451
67🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8480.05%▲ 524.662964
68🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8490.05%▲ 534.661482
69🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9780.05%▲ 544.681482
70🇵🇹 TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0130.05%▲ 554.691481
71🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0560.05%▲ 564.6931,457
72🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7070.04%▲ 574.771482
73🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7430.04%▲ 584.771482
74🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 2,7510.04%▲ 594.772966
75🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6540.03%▲ 604.831484
76🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7570.03%▲ 614.831483
77🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8920.03%▲ 624.841486
78🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5400.02%▲ 634.861484
79🇩🇪 TUIfly 1 in 4,8960.02%▲ 644.871483
80🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,5220.01%▲ 654.951481
+= Median 1 in 4750.21%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇳🇱 KLM


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇩🇪 TUIfly 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 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🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 263.83%▲ 10.2554249,255
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 571.74%▲ 20.252092,313
3🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 591.69%▲ 30.252196,947
4🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%▲ 40.251360,024
5🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 921.09%▲ 50.25941,539
6🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1050.96%▲ 60.25523,084
7🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1060.94%▲ 70.25836,927
8🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 80.25313,847
9🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1460.68%▲ 90.6829,235
10🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%▲ 102.64418,463
11🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 112.65313,850
12🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 123.2829,232
13🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 133.4329,231
14🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 143.7014,617
15🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%▲ 153.99313,847
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 163.9929,232
17🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 174.1914,616
18🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 184.2114,617
19🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 194.2414,616
20🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 204.2514,616
21🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 214.4014,616
22🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 224.4314,616
23🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1260.09%▲ 234.4414,616
24🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 244.4514,616
25🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1660.09%▲ 254.4614,617
26🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 264.6014,617
+= Median 1 in 4410.23%


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 1580.63%0.254320,720
2Europe1 in 3750.27%2.46508245,734
3Middle East1 in 4050.25%2.6510249,367
4North America1 in 4350.23%2.82433209,354
5Asia1 in 9310.11%3.98333160,437
6Oceania1 in 1,0090.10%4.0673,375
7Latin America1 in 1,6220.06%4.414421,221


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🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 671.48%0.255526,651
2🇮🇳 India1 in 691.44%0.25288138,694
3🇨🇦 Canada1 in 911.10%0.2510249,266
4🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 971.03%0.252110,107
5🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1280.78%0.253014,555
6🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1470.68%0.259043,597
7🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1510.66%0.25136,293
8🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1550.64%0.254521,792
9🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1560.64%0.255325,657
10🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1580.63%0.25146,731
11🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1580.63%0.2583,882
12🇫🇷 France1 in 1600.62%0.254521,662
13🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1890.53%0.254320,730
14🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2110.47%0.4952,406
15🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2210.45%0.702512,032
16🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2440.41%1.1173,400
17🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2630.38%1.3941,927
18🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2700.37%1.4812962,458
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3220.31%2.0573,383
20🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 3410.29%2.21178,225
21🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3490.29%2.282968
22🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.512965
23🇫🇮 Finland1 in 4170.24%2.7262,909
24🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 4550.22%2.913416,448
25🇺🇸 United States1 in 4750.21%3.00331160,088
26🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5210.19%3.1831,446
27🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5590.18%3.302962
28🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6020.17%3.422970
29🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6100.16%3.442713,007
30🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6970.14%3.6431,455
31🇳🇴 Norway1 in 7840.13%3.7931,450
32🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7920.13%3.801485
33🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8620.12%3.9031,444
34🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9550.10%4.011483
35🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 9790.10%4.0362,902
36🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0090.10%4.0673,375
37🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0130.10%4.0641,941
38🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,1550.09%4.1831,450
39🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1620.09%4.1831,454
40🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4440.07%4.342968
41🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5650.06%4.391481
42🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5880.06%4.4052,411
43🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8490.05%4.491482
44🇵🇹 Portugal1 in 2,0130.05%4.531481
45🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,0560.05%4.5483,870
46🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7070.04%4.651482
47🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7430.04%4.651482
48🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 2,7510.04%4.652966
49🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,8920.03%4.761486
50🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0490.02%4.772968
51🇨🇳 China1 in 12,5220.01%4.921481

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

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