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: 4 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%▼ 10.25217104,935
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 452.20%▲ 10.255727,415
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 561.79%▼ 10.258138,959
4🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 691.44%▼ 30.255626,979
5🇿🇦 South African 1 in 821.22%▼ 380.252512,034
6🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 891.12%▲ 30.254220,218
7🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 991.01%▲ 20.25188,726
8🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1020.98%▼ 40.258340,211
9🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1080.93%▲ 30.252210,661
10🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1210.83%▼ 230.252110,159
11🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1300.77%▼ 20.25157,227
12🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1310.76%▲ 20.2583,859
13🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1390.72%▼ 300.4552,426
14🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1460.69%▼ 160.65157,285
15🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1480.67%▲ 40.734019,263
16🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1620.62%▼ 31.103416,370
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1660.60%▲ 21.194220,344
18🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1820.55%▲ 101.5383,876
19🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1890.53%▼ 241.644119,876
20🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 2120.47%▲ 22.013416,401
21🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2150.46%▼ 222.0683,854
22🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2460.41%▲ 132.4383,872
23🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2500.40%▲ 32.4694,367
24🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2510.40%▼ 72.4712158,221
25🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2550.39%▲ 32.522914,044
26🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2550.39%▼ 172.5252,407
27🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 2970.34%▲ 102.87136,266
28🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2990.33%▲ 142.8873,388
29🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3010.33%▼ 142.90125,818
30🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3130.32%▼ 132.9852,405
31🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3160.32%▼ 73.007536,170
32🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 3490.29%▼ 113.1931,453
33🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3550.28%▲ 123.21104,810
34🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 3750.27%▼ 13.3173,399
35🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▼ 83.342969
36🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 133.3441,936
37🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4030.25%▲ 113.432110,115
38🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 4190.24%▼ 53.4962,900
39🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 4420.23%▲ 143.57188,692
40🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4740.21%▲ 133.672210,654
41🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 4810.21%▲ 13.685627,169
42🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 4870.21%▼ 13.7083,849
43🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5250.19%▲ 113.794220,381
44🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 5330.19%▲ 13.81115,336
45🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5380.19%▲ 163.8241,941
46🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5580.18%▲ 33.872963
47🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5730.17%▲ 43.892965
48🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5800.17%▲ 53.9162,912
49🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6070.16%▲ 63.962962
50🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6110.16%▲ 73.9631,457
51🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6230.16%▲ 173.982110,180
52🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6990.14%▲ 244.0931,450
53🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 7800.13%▲ 104.192965
54🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 7810.13%▲ 134.19136,292
55🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 7880.13%▲ 124.2031,443
56🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8580.12%▲ 134.2631,450
57🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9500.11%▲ 414.331485
58🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9620.10%▲ 214.3431,454
59🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1710.09%▲ 164.4641,929
60🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2250.08%▲ 174.4831,455
61🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3040.08%▲ 224.5131,449
62🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3310.08%▲ 264.522970
63🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3490.07%▲ 204.5341,925
64🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3490.07%▲ 214.5331,457
65🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5330.07%▲ 414.592962
66🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7280.06%▲ 234.632969
67🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9800.05%▲ 244.681481
68🇵🇹 TAP Portugal 1 in 1,9950.05%▲ 254.681485
69🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0570.05%▲ 264.6931,457
70🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 2,0740.05%▲ 274.692971
71🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1210.05%▲ 284.701485
72🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7360.04%▲ 294.771483
73🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7500.03%▲ 304.831483
74🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0170.02%▲ 314.841486
75🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5300.02%▲ 324.861485
76🇩🇪 TUIfly 1 in 4,9180.02%▲ 334.871481
77🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5090.02%▲ 354.891482
+= Median 1 in 4420.23%


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%▲ 10.2530138,512
2🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 482.10%▲ 20.2526120,051
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 571.76%▲ 30.251569,250
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 731.36%▲ 40.25418,462
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 881.13%▲ 50.251673,865
6🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1310.77%▲ 60.25418,464
7🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 70.39627,701
8🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1420.70%▲ 80.54627,693
9🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 91.09523,083
10🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 102.18313,850
11🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 112.61313,850
12🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 122.64313,849
13🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 132.8414,617
14🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 143.2829,232
15🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 153.4114,616
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 163.49313,851
17🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4890.20%▲ 173.7014,615
18🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%▲ 183.7529,234
19🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 193.8229,233
20🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 203.9629,234
21🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%▲ 213.99313,849
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 8300.12%▲ 244.2414,617
25🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 254.2614,616
26🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 264.4314,616
27🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1260.09%▲ 274.4414,616
28🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 284.4614,617
29🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 294.5214,617
30🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 304.6014,616
+= 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 1460.69%0.254521,727
2Middle East1 in 3670.27%2.4113364,381
3Europe1 in 4030.25%2.64417201,494
4North America1 in 4420.23%2.85461222,490
5Asia1 in 1,0090.10%4.06352169,996
6Latin America1 in 1,0560.09%4.106028,966
7Oceania1 in 1,9990.05%4.5231,456


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 561.79%0.25313151,120
2🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 821.22%0.252512,034
3🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 891.12%0.254220,218
4🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1310.76%0.2583,859
5🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1390.72%0.2552,426
6🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1460.69%0.25157,285
7🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1480.67%0.259847,207
8🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1620.62%0.253416,370
9🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1660.60%0.254220,344
10🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1700.59%0.253918,906
11🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1760.57%0.254421,314
12🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1820.55%0.257737,109
13🇫🇷 France1 in 2120.47%0.513416,401
14🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2150.46%0.5983,854
15🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2460.41%1.1483,872
16🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2500.40%1.2094,367
17🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2550.39%1.2711656,191
18🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2550.39%1.2852,407
19🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 2970.34%1.80136,266
20🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 3490.29%2.2831,453
21🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.502969
22🇫🇮 Finland1 in 4190.24%2.7362,900
23🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 4270.23%2.785627,108
24🇺🇸 United States1 in 4600.22%2.94363175,283
25🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 5330.19%3.22115,336
26🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5460.18%3.2662,890
27🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5580.18%3.302963
28🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5800.17%3.3662,912
29🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 5870.17%3.38115,324
30🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6070.16%3.432962
31🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6110.16%3.4531,457
32🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6990.14%3.6431,450
33🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7440.13%3.722210,596
34🇬🇷 Greece1 in 7800.13%3.782965
35🇳🇴 Norway1 in 7880.13%3.7931,443
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8580.12%3.8931,450
37🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9500.11%4.001485
38🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9620.10%4.0131,454
39🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3040.08%4.2731,449
40🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3490.07%4.3031,457
41🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5400.06%4.3852,425
42🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7280.06%4.452969
43🇵🇹 Portugal1 in 1,9950.05%4.521485
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,9990.05%4.5231,456
45🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,0570.05%4.5483,869
46🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7360.04%4.651483
47🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5300.02%4.791485
48🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5090.02%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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