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: 16 hours ago from 31,795 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 263.83%=0.25234112,898
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 382.65%=0.2512057,836
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 661.52%▼ 50.253918,922
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 721.39%▲ 10.252713,056
5🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1040.96%▲ 10.252110,153
6🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1410.71%▼ 170.5094,370
7🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 1490.67%▼ 50.742512,079
8🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1500.67%▼ 90.792411,656
9🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1520.66%▼ 310.825124,718
10🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1630.62%▼ 191.10115,294
11🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1700.59%▼ 161.2694,349
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1820.55%▲ 51.51146,770
13🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1830.55%▼ 441.5583,853
14🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1980.51%▲ 31.804320,793
15🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2030.49%▲ 91.88104,843
16🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2130.47%▼ 62.033315,872
17🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2320.43%▲ 122.2731,456
18🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2390.42%▼ 162.3594,370
19🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 2540.39%▲ 52.5031,454
20🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2610.38%▲ 112.5841,941
21🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2630.38%▼ 112.5910349,633
22🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 2640.38%▲ 32.6073,377
23🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2730.37%▲ 132.68136,250
24🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 2840.35%▼ 112.774622,304
25🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3090.32%▲ 52.959847,213
26🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3250.31%▼ 43.05125,772
27🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3650.27%▲ 93.26157,282
28🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 3670.27%▲ 43.2773,394
29🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3690.27%▲ 43.28167,739
30🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3750.27%▲ 173.3162,912
31🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3770.27%▼ 73.32199,203
32🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4300.23%▼ 253.5341,927
33🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4310.23%▲ 123.5383,884
34🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 4420.23%▲ 193.572311,129
35🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4950.20%▼ 193.724823,106
36🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5000.20%▲ 103.732110,107
37🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5180.19%▲ 93.7831,453
38🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5250.19%▼ 33.7952,428
39🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6130.16%▼ 53.973617,480
40🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 6170.16%▼ 173.9762,889
41🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6340.16%▼ 164.001485
42🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 6470.15%▲ 114.0262,898
43🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6510.15%▼ 144.03136,253
44🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 6560.15%▼ 134.0331,452
45🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 6850.15%▲ 24.0841,928
46🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 7010.14%▼ 114.1031,447
47🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7270.14%▲ 24.1341,924
48🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 7380.14%▼ 74.1483,853
49🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7650.13%▲ 34.1741,929
50🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 7670.13%▼ 74.1773,386
51🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7950.13%▲ 154.2031,449
52🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7960.13%▲ 364.201482
53🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 8260.12%▲ 54.2394,331
54🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8730.11%▲ 74.2741,935
55🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 8790.11%▲ 34.2894,371
56🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 9340.11%▼ 14.3252,419
57🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,0120.10%=4.3741,929
58🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0640.09%▲ 14.402967
59🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1440.09%▲ 24.451483
60🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2530.08%▲ 114.4931,447
61🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2860.08%▲ 114.5131,446
62🇨🇿 SmartWings 1 in 1,3700.07%▲ 54.541482
63🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 1,5440.06%▲ 74.5941,940
64🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5650.06%▲ 74.601481
65🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9340.05%▲ 84.671485
66🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9640.05%▲ 94.681485
67🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0400.05%▲ 104.692964
68🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1090.05%▲ 354.701481
69🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2650.04%▲ 164.722970
70🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3600.04%▲ 134.731482
71🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3860.04%▲ 344.731483
72🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5080.04%▲ 334.751484
73🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,6890.04%▲ 314.761486
74🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7070.04%▲ 174.771482
75🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6520.03%▲ 184.831484
76🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8960.03%▲ 254.841485
77🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4800.02%▲ 204.881485
78🇨🇳 China Southern 1 in 17,3010.01%▲ 214.961484
+= Median 1 in 6150.16%


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:


🏆
🇨🇳 China Southern
🥈
🇰🇷 Korean Air 		                  🥉
🇨🇱 LATAM Chile


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%▲ 10.2530138,482
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%▲ 20.251464,641
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%▲ 30.251150,775
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 40.6829,233
5🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2200.46%▲ 52.12418,468
6🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 62.18313,846
7🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 72.64313,848
8🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%▲ 83.21313,851
9🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%▲ 93.25418,462
10🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 4040.25%▲ 103.43313,851
11🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 113.4329,233
12🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 4120.24%▲ 123.4629,235
13🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 133.49313,850
14🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 4700.21%▲ 143.65418,462
15🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 153.76313,849
16🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 163.9129,233
17🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 173.9829,234
18🇵🇭 Aquino Manila 1 in 7600.13%▲ 184.1714,616
19🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%▲ 194.2014,617
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 204.2414,616
21🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 214.2514,615
22🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 224.2614,616
23🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 234.4114,617
24🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1250.09%▲ 244.4414,617
25🇯🇵 Haneda Tokyo 1 in 1,5450.06%▲ 254.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 4190.24%


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 1410.71%0.254019,366
2Middle East1 in 2730.37%1.5213163,290
3North America1 in 4950.20%3.08371179,004
4Europe1 in 6510.15%3.54293141,718
5Asia1 in 7240.14%3.69427206,045
6Latin America1 in 8170.12%3.844521,787
7Oceania1 in 1,3280.08%4.2852,413


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 382.65%0.25381183,790
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1040.96%0.252110,153
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1410.71%0.2594,370
4🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 1490.67%0.252512,079
5🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1500.67%0.257134,430
6🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2030.49%0.32104,843
7🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2070.48%0.415727,598
8🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2130.47%0.543315,872
9🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2320.43%0.9131,456
10🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 2540.39%1.2531,454
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2550.39%1.277435,823
12🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2610.38%1.3641,941
13🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 2640.38%1.4073,377
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3190.31%2.036229,960
15🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3650.27%2.40157,282
16🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 3670.27%2.4173,394
17🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3690.27%2.432913,994
18🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3750.27%2.4662,912
19🇫🇷 France1 in 3770.27%2.48199,203
20🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4300.23%2.7941,927
21🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4310.23%2.8083,884
22🇺🇸 United States1 in 5480.18%3.27342165,010
23🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 6140.16%3.452411,555
24🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 6170.16%3.4662,889
25🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 6230.16%3.48125,814
26🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6340.16%3.501485
27🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6510.15%3.54136,253
28🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 6560.15%3.5531,452
29🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 6850.15%3.6141,928
30🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 6970.14%3.6452,421
31🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 7010.14%3.6431,447
32🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7270.14%3.6941,924
33🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 7380.14%3.7183,853
34🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7960.13%3.811482
35🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8730.11%3.9141,935
36🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0120.10%4.0641,929
37🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,2530.08%4.24125,806
38🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2860.08%4.2631,446
39🇨🇿 Czechia1 in 1,3700.07%4.311482
40🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5650.06%4.391481
41🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9340.05%4.511485
42🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0400.05%4.532964
43🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3600.04%4.601482
44🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3860.04%4.601483
45🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5080.04%4.621484
46🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7070.04%4.651482
47🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,7960.04%4.6631,454
48🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,8960.03%4.761485
49🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4800.02%4.831485
50🇨🇳 China1 in 17,3010.01%4.951484

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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