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: 2 days ago from 32,369 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 263.80%=0.25231112,143
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 362.80%=0.2512661,068
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 731.36%=0.253516,970
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1020.98%▼ 90.25199,201
5🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1160.86%=0.2562,906
6🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1190.84%▲ 20.256531,471
7🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1370.73%▼ 40.37167,747
8🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1500.67%▲ 20.7773,390
9🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1770.56%▲ 21.43104,848
10🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1810.55%▼ 131.51146,780
11🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1860.54%▼ 51.59115,295
12🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1980.50%▲ 31.814320,755
13🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2120.47%▲ 52.012612,555
14🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2130.47%▼ 212.0262,889
15🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2260.44%▼ 112.20167,755
16🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2390.42%▼ 152.3594,370
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2510.40%▼ 32.482813,470
18🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2530.39%▼ 412.5062,911
19🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2760.36%▲ 92.71146,785
20🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2870.35%▼ 142.80136,258
21🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2920.34%▼ 42.8310350,003
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2940.34%▼ 102.85125,792
23🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3240.31%▲ 53.0473,370
24🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3270.31%▲ 93.06188,742
25🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 3300.30%▲ 13.0883,868
26🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 3660.27%▼ 103.2741,931
27🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3780.26%▲ 133.33199,178
28🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▲ 93.342967
29🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 3820.26%▲ 173.3431,448
30🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4010.25%▲ 133.425928,566
31🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 4080.24%▼ 193.452512,044
32🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4590.22%▲ 53.6241,941
33🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4790.21%▲ 113.6852,408
34🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 4840.21%▼ 123.695627,001
35🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 4950.20%▲ 23.72157,236
36🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5170.19%▲ 153.7831,455
37🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 5260.19%▼ 43.7973,391
38🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5810.17%▼ 23.9162,909
39🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 5810.17%▼ 143.9152,406
40🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5940.17%▼ 123.932210,676
41🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 6450.16%▼ 104.0241,929
42🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6980.14%▼ 124.09157,245
43🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7030.14%▲ 144.1031,443
44🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 7110.14%▼ 114.113115,059
45🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 7770.13%▼ 124.1852,413
46🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7940.13%▼ 134.201484
47🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8380.12%▲ 194.2473,392
48🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8570.12%▲ 94.262968
49🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 8690.12%▼ 104.2741,926
50🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9650.10%▼ 64.3441,926
51🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 9940.10%▼ 74.3683,864
52🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0150.10%▼ 74.3831,453
53🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0530.09%▲ 234.401482
54🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1710.09%▲ 74.4641,928
55🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,2030.08%▲ 174.4773,386
56🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2510.08%▼ 34.4931,449
57🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2600.08%▲ 84.502963
58🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3080.08%▲ 164.5231,445
59🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5560.06%▲ 224.591484
60🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7960.06%▲ 14.6531,446
61🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9380.05%▲ 24.671484
62🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9630.05%▲ 194.681485
63🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9740.05%▲ 44.681483
64🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0730.05%▲ 54.6931,445
65🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,1060.05%▲ 214.701481
66🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1250.05%▲ 214.701484
67🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3560.04%▲ 194.731483
68🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3950.04%▲ 94.741481
69🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,6920.04%▲ 104.761485
70🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7150.04%▲ 114.771481
71🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7320.04%▲ 124.771484
72🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6740.03%▲ 134.831481
73🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0280.02%▲ 144.841484
74🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5450.02%▲ 154.861483
75🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4780.02%▲ 164.881485
+= Median 1 in 5810.17%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇦🇺 Qantas


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 372.69%▲ 10.2523106,172
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 432.35%▲ 20.2527124,615
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1090.92%▲ 30.251360,014
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 40.6829,234
5🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 1690.59%▲ 51.24418,468
6🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%▲ 61.85418,462
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 71.87418,469
8🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 82.8414,616
9🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 92.96418,462
10🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 3140.32%▲ 102.98418,469
11🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%▲ 113.31313,847
12🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 123.4814,616
13🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 4390.23%▲ 133.5629,233
14🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%▲ 143.7529,233
15🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 153.76313,848
16🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 163.8029,233
17🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 173.9129,234
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9629,231
19🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 194.1229,232
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,616
21🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 214.2614,617
22🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%▲ 224.4114,616
23🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 234.5214,617
24🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 244.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4270.23%


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 1860.54%0.253315,931
2Middle East1 in 3320.30%2.1413967,214
3North America1 in 4080.24%2.67342165,601
4Europe1 in 6420.16%3.52226109,267
5Latin America1 in 7770.13%3.785526,539
6Asia1 in 7940.13%3.80415201,272
7Oceania1 in 2,6170.04%4.642968


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 362.80%0.25376182,413
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1160.86%0.2562,906
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1370.73%0.25167,747
4🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1500.67%0.2573,390
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1860.54%0.25115,295
6🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2120.47%0.512612,555
7🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2130.47%0.5362,889
8🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2260.44%0.795526,656
9🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2510.40%1.212813,470
10🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2640.38%1.408742,119
11🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2730.37%1.523215,524
12🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2870.35%1.69136,258
13🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3240.31%2.0673,370
14🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3270.31%2.093516,975
15🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3350.30%2.166531,386
16🇫🇷 France1 in 3780.26%2.49199,178
17🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
18🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 4590.22%2.9341,941
19🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 5260.19%3.1973,391
20🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 5570.18%3.29115,313
21🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5680.18%3.33209,652
22🇺🇸 United States1 in 5730.17%3.34307148,626
23🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5810.17%3.3662,909
24🇵🇦 Panama1 in 5810.17%3.3752,406
25🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 6450.16%3.5341,929
26🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7940.13%3.801484
27🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 8320.12%3.8641,940
28🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8380.12%3.8773,392
29🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8570.12%3.892968
30🇮🇹 Italy1 in 8690.12%3.9141,926
31🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9650.10%4.0241,926
32🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0530.09%4.101482
33🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,2030.08%4.2173,386
34🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,2510.08%4.24104,822
35🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2600.08%4.252963
36🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3080.08%4.2731,445
37🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5560.06%4.391484
38🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9380.05%4.511484
39🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9740.05%4.521483
40🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,1060.05%4.551481
41🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3560.04%4.601483
42🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3950.04%4.601481
43🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7150.04%4.651481
44🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7320.04%4.651484
45🇦🇺 Australia1 in 4,0280.02%4.761484
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0640.02%4.772964
47🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4780.02%4.831485

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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