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: 6 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 313.23%=0.2519795,421
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 382.64%▼ 140.256832,794
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 611.64%▼ 30.257435,873
4🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 981.02%▼ 50.253818,334
5🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 991.01%▼ 30.25188,713
6🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1050.95%▲ 40.258139,129
7🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1200.83%▼ 140.2510952,753
8🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1230.81%▼ 100.254823,149
9🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1250.80%▲ 40.25199,224
10🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1390.72%=0.44146,749
11🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1430.70%▼ 130.572712,994
12🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 1540.65%▼ 80.892311,058
13🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1550.65%▼ 110.912512,114
14🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1570.64%▼ 100.954622,184
15🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1630.62%▼ 91.1094,348
16🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1700.59%▼ 31.284119,855
17🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1820.55%▼ 71.5273,379
18🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1830.55%▲ 11.543014,510
19🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2030.49%▼ 51.87136,297
20🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2160.46%▲ 72.0714067,588
21🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 2180.46%▲ 92.1010149,032
22🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2460.41%▼ 22.4383,867
23🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2510.40%▼ 12.4894,343
24🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2550.39%▲ 172.5262,892
25🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2630.38%▲ 222.5941,927
26🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2720.37%▲ 222.6783,847
27🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2750.36%▲ 32.7083,851
28🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 3980.25%▲ 43.412965
29🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4010.25%▲ 53.4294,366
30🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 4230.24%▲ 153.5062,909
31🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4300.23%▲ 73.5341,931
32🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 4360.23%▲ 83.5594,339
33🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4480.22%▲ 93.5994,358
34🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4530.22%▲ 113.602311,150
35🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4640.22%▲ 133.635124,677
36🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4670.21%▲ 123.64188,715
37🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4750.21%▲ 133.672971
38🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 4940.20%▲ 273.7241,927
39🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5170.19%▲ 153.77157,252
40🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5200.19%▲ 163.7831,448
41🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5230.19%▲ 173.7941,940
42🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 5230.19%▲ 183.792970
43🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5430.18%▲ 193.8352,406
44🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 6120.16%▲ 203.9662,914
45🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6710.15%▲ 214.06115,335
46🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6990.14%▲ 224.091483
47🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 6990.14%▲ 234.0931,450
48🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 7080.14%▲ 244.113818,452
49🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7660.13%▲ 254.171482
50🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 7960.13%▲ 264.20104,828
51🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8770.11%▲ 274.2841,927
52🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 8930.11%▲ 284.2931,445
53🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 9340.11%▲ 294.3252,417
54🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1,0130.10%▲ 304.372971
55🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0200.10%▲ 314.3841,927
56🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0220.10%▲ 324.3831,443
57🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,0730.09%▲ 334.4152,420
58🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 344.431485
59🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1730.09%▲ 354.4652,422
60🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2570.08%▲ 464.502966
61🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,2720.08%▲ 374.5083,865
62🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7270.06%▲ 384.632970
63🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8440.05%▲ 394.661483
64🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9380.05%▲ 404.672967
65🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3570.04%▲ 414.731482
66🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3880.04%▲ 424.731482
67🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5770.04%▲ 434.751483
68🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7130.04%▲ 444.771481
69🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 2,7590.04%▲ 454.772963
70🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8380.04%▲ 464.781482
71🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,9070.03%▲ 474.781481
72🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6700.03%▲ 484.831481
73🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1590.02%▲ 494.851484
74🇨🇳 Xiamen Airlines 1 in 5,4090.02%▲ 504.881486
75🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1990.02%▲ 514.901483
76🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4210.01%▲ 524.951485
+= Median 1 in 5050.20%


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 283.54%▲ 10.2550230,773
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 432.34%▲ 20.252092,336
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%▲ 30.251987,721
4🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%▲ 40.25418,464
5🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1220.82%▲ 50.25732,319
6🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1240.81%▲ 60.251046,162
7🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1310.77%▲ 70.25418,462
8🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 80.39627,694
9🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 92.18313,849
10🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 103.12313,849
11🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 113.2829,234
12🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 123.4329,233
13🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 4150.24%▲ 133.4729,232
14🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 143.8029,232
15🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 153.8229,234
16🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 163.8629,234
17🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 173.8729,232
18🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 184.1914,617
19🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 194.2114,617
20🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 204.2514,617
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 1,2130.08%▲ 244.4814,617
25🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 254.5614,616
26🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 264.5914,616
27🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 274.6014,616
28🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 284.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 5330.19%


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 2750.36%1.55178,201
2Europe1 in 4260.23%2.77509245,980
3Middle East1 in 4600.22%2.9310952,628
4North America1 in 5580.18%3.30435210,473
5Oceania1 in 5960.17%3.41125,803
6Asia1 in 8300.12%3.86329159,332
7Latin America1 in 9340.11%3.985627,057


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 611.64%0.25285138,043
2🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1080.92%0.2512761,466
3🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1370.73%0.257335,263
4🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1430.70%0.252712,994
5🇫🇷 France1 in 1570.64%0.254622,184
6🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1630.62%0.258641,508
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1700.59%0.254119,855
8🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1820.55%0.2573,379
9🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1830.55%0.253014,510
10🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 1900.53%0.253918,816
11🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1960.51%0.254220,374
12🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2460.41%1.1483,867
13🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2510.40%1.2294,343
14🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2630.38%1.3941,927
15🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2750.36%1.5583,851
16🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 3410.29%2.21188,717
17🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3470.29%2.2610349,762
18🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3510.29%2.295024,084
19🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 3980.25%2.612965
20🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4300.23%2.7941,931
21🇨🇱 Chile1 in 4360.23%2.8294,339
22🇩🇪 Germany1 in 4670.21%2.97188,715
23🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4750.21%3.002971
24🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5200.19%3.1731,448
25🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5230.19%3.1841,940
26🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 5230.19%3.182970
27🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5960.17%3.41125,803
28🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 6990.14%3.641483
29🇺🇸 United States1 in 7040.14%3.65362175,210
30🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7660.13%3.761482
31🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8770.11%3.9241,927
32🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1,0130.10%4.062971
33🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0200.10%4.0741,927
34🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,0660.09%4.1173,398
35🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1100.09%4.141485
36🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1730.09%4.1952,422
37🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2570.08%4.242966
38🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,6240.06%4.4162,901
39🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7270.06%4.452970
40🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8440.05%4.481483
41🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3570.04%4.601482
42🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3880.04%4.601482
43🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5770.04%4.631483
44🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7130.04%4.651481
45🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 2,7590.04%4.662963
46🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,9070.03%4.671481
47🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 3,6700.03%4.741481
48🇨🇳 China1 in 7,5370.01%4.872971

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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