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: 3 days ago from 33,525 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 283.56%=0.25217104,891
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 442.29%=0.255928,513
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 482.08%▼ 40.259445,362
4🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 701.44%▲ 10.255626,968
5🇿🇦 South African 1 in 811.23%▼ 430.252512,092
6🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 881.13%▲ 20.254220,365
7🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 991.01%▲ 20.25188,720
8🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1030.98%▼ 20.258340,153
9🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1030.97%=0.252311,134
10🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1160.86%▼ 290.252210,599
11🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1210.82%▼ 30.25167,723
12🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1320.76%=0.2583,847
13🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1400.71%▼ 350.4952,406
14🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1450.69%▲ 60.634119,732
15🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1470.68%▼ 220.69157,221
16🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1570.64%▼ 40.963516,946
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1630.61%▲ 21.124320,707
18🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1830.55%▲ 71.5483,861
19🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1890.53%▼ 291.654119,835
20🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 2120.47%▲ 22.013416,401
21🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2140.47%▼ 102.0483,877
22🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2170.46%▲ 52.0873,395
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2440.41%▼ 92.4012459,839
24🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2460.41%▲ 32.433014,537
25🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2470.40%▲ 192.4483,854
26🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2520.40%▲ 12.4894,337
27🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2540.39%▼ 212.5152,415
28🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2930.34%▼ 122.8494,353
29🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 2960.34%▲ 62.86136,272
30🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 3000.33%▲ 142.8973,385
31🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3030.33%▼ 22.91125,772
32🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3120.32%▲ 22.977636,713
33🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3130.32%▲ 42.9752,407
34🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 3480.29%▼ 143.1831,455
35🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3540.28%▲ 163.21104,819
36🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 3810.26%▼ 123.3431,452
37🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%▼ 113.342964
38🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4020.25%▲ 143.422110,140
39🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 4170.24%▼ 93.4862,907
40🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 4330.23%▲ 43.5452,414
41🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 4420.23%▲ 153.57188,684
42🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 4660.21%▼ 13.645828,035
43🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4750.21%▲ 163.672210,636
44🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 4840.21%▼ 43.6983,873
45🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5050.20%▲ 73.754421,211
46🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 5340.19%▼ 13.81115,327
47🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5560.18%▼ 13.862967
48🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5810.17%=3.9162,910
49🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6040.17%▲ 363.952967
50🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6120.16%▲ 23.9631,457
51🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6260.16%▲ 173.992110,140
52🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6960.14%▲ 174.0931,457
53🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7390.14%▲ 54.1452,412
54🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7620.13%▲ 264.1741,937
55🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 7820.13%▲ 74.192962
56🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 7860.13%▲ 114.19136,258
57🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 7870.13%▲ 94.1931,445
58🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8570.12%▲ 104.2631,452
59🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9520.11%▲ 374.331484
60🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9650.10%▲ 184.3431,450
61🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1650.09%▲ 134.4641,939
62🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 184.5131,456
63🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3390.07%▲ 224.532964
64🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3440.07%▲ 164.5341,932
65🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3580.07%▲ 174.5331,449
66🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7280.06%▲ 184.632969
67🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9700.05%▲ 194.681484
68🇵🇹 TAP Portugal 1 in 1,9950.05%▲ 204.681485
69🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0610.05%▲ 214.6931,453
70🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 2,0840.05%▲ 224.702966
71🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1360.05%▲ 234.701482
72🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7310.04%▲ 244.771484
73🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7480.03%▲ 254.831484
74🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0530.02%▲ 264.841481
75🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5500.02%▲ 274.861483
76🇩🇪 TUIfly 1 in 4,9070.02%▲ 284.871482
77🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5110.02%▲ 314.891482
+= Median 1 in 4170.24%


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:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇩🇪 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🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 382.61%▲ 10.2530138,469
2🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 482.10%▲ 20.2526120,022
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 501.99%▲ 30.251778,486
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 731.36%▲ 40.25418,462
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 831.20%▲ 50.251778,465
6🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1310.77%▲ 60.25418,466
7🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 70.39627,697
8🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1420.70%▲ 80.54627,698
9🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 91.09523,086
10🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 102.18313,850
11🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 112.61313,851
12🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 122.64313,850
13🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 132.8414,616
14🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 143.2829,233
15🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 153.4114,617
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 163.49313,850
17🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 173.7014,616
18🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%▲ 183.7529,231
19🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 193.8229,233
20🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 203.9629,235
21🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%▲ 213.99313,847
22🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 224.1914,616
23🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 234.2114,616
24🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 244.2414,616
25🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 254.2614,616
26🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 264.4314,617
27🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1250.09%▲ 274.4414,617
28🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1660.09%▲ 284.4614,617
29🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 294.5214,617
30🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 304.6014,617
+= Median 1 in 4080.25%


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 1470.68%0.254521,727
2Middle East1 in 3680.27%2.4213565,183
3North America1 in 3810.26%2.51474228,686
4Europe1 in 4020.25%2.63424205,019
5Asia1 in 7940.13%3.80370178,738
6Latin America1 in 1,0550.09%4.106129,521
7Oceania1 in 2,0130.05%4.5331,445


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 482.08%0.25327157,975
2🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 811.23%0.252512,092
3🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 881.13%0.254220,365
4🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1320.76%0.2583,847
5🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1400.71%0.2552,406
6🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1450.69%0.2510048,152
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1470.68%0.25157,221
8🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1570.64%0.253516,946
9🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1630.61%0.254320,707
10🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1700.59%0.254521,770
11🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1700.59%0.253918,861
12🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1830.55%0.257938,145
13🇫🇷 France1 in 2120.47%0.513416,401
14🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2140.47%0.5683,877
15🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2170.46%0.6312058,085
16🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2470.40%1.1683,854
17🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2520.40%1.2294,337
18🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2540.39%1.2752,415
19🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 2960.34%1.79136,272
20🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 3480.29%2.2731,455
21🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522964
22🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3890.26%2.565727,551
23🇫🇮 Finland1 in 4170.24%2.7262,907
24🇺🇸 United States1 in 4540.22%2.91374180,534
25🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 4810.21%3.03136,285
26🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 5340.19%3.22115,327
27🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5460.18%3.2662,889
28🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5560.18%3.292967
29🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5810.17%3.3662,910
30🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6040.17%3.432967
31🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6120.16%3.4531,457
32🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6960.14%3.6331,457
33🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7420.13%3.722210,622
34🇬🇷 Greece1 in 7820.13%3.792962
35🇳🇴 Norway1 in 7870.13%3.7931,445
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8570.12%3.8931,452
37🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9520.11%4.001484
38🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9650.10%4.0231,450
39🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,0910.09%4.1373,378
40🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,2980.08%4.2731,456
41🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3580.07%4.3031,449
42🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7280.06%4.452969
43🇵🇹 Portugal1 in 1,9950.05%4.521485
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,0130.05%4.5331,445
45🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,0610.05%4.5483,876
46🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7310.04%4.651484
47🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5500.02%4.791483
48🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5110.02%4.831482

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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