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: 10 hours ago from 41,152 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🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 482.07%=0.255325,709
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 801.25%▼ 30.2510751,656
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 881.13%=0.252210,619
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1130.89%▼ 50.254019,347
5🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1140.87%▲ 30.256531,315
6🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1160.86%▲ 20.253115,059
7🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1170.85%▼ 170.253315,987
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1180.85%▲ 20.25157,272
9🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1330.75%▼ 10.254622,221
10🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1470.68%▲ 20.689043,296
11🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1510.66%▼ 30.8119996,648
12🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1530.65%▼ 70.8615574,752
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1550.65%▲ 60.913818,455
14🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1720.58%▲ 11.3394,365
15🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2040.49%▼ 181.903918,805
16🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2120.47%▲ 12.01125,796
17🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2150.46%▲ 62.063617,401
18🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2190.46%▼ 172.11104,832
19🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2250.44%▲ 32.19125,796
20🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2320.43%▼ 72.273014,546
21🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2430.41%▼ 182.404220,192
22🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 2490.40%=2.45146,735
23🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2520.40%=2.49146,766
24🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2530.39%▼ 252.5052,426
25🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 2650.38%▼ 242.6131,447
26🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2670.37%▲ 92.63146,738
27🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2820.35%▲ 92.7573,377
28🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2880.35%▼ 22.80199,222
29🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2900.35%▼ 142.819345,102
30🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 22.8452,411
31🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3010.33%▲ 102.9073,366
32🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 3090.32%▲ 62.95136,310
33🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3110.32%▲ 132.962713,086
34🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3210.31%▼ 23.0373,398
35🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3500.29%▼ 143.192967
36🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3510.28%▼ 133.2031,444
37🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▼ 123.342967
38🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 263.3441,934
39🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%▲ 103.5241,939
40🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4500.22%▼ 53.59167,720
41🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4750.21%▲ 13.672210,650
42🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4770.21%▼ 73.672966
43🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5280.19%▼ 63.8052,414
44🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 5320.19%▲ 193.8152,424
45🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5560.18%▼ 43.862967
46🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 5650.18%▲ 43.8852,421
47🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5830.17%▲ 93.913818,376
48🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6370.16%▼ 14.011482
49🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6510.15%▲ 174.0394,368
50🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7670.13%▲ 14.1741,924
51🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%▲ 24.312970
52🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9600.10%▲ 54.3441,937
53🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9640.10%▲ 44.3431,450
54🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9680.10%▲ 54.352968
55🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0160.10%▲ 214.3841,935
56🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0670.09%▲ 124.4131,454
57🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0830.09%▲ 84.422965
58🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1430.09%▲ 94.451484
59🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1680.09%▲ 104.4641,933
60🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1710.09%▲ 114.4631,444
61🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2090.08%▲ 124.481483
62🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2270.08%▲ 164.4831,453
63🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2720.08%▲ 144.501483
64🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2900.08%▲ 154.5131,453
65🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 344.5131,456
66🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3400.07%▲ 174.5341,937
67🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5590.06%▲ 184.592966
68🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8700.05%▲ 194.662970
69🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2320.04%▲ 204.721482
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2790.04%▲ 214.722964
71🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3730.04%▲ 344.731486
72🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5190.04%▲ 234.751482
73🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5800.04%▲ 244.751482
74🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7340.04%▲ 334.771483
75🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 3,1110.03%▲ 264.802963
76🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6110.02%▲ 284.861483
77🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4740.02%▲ 284.881486
78🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3730.01%▲ 294.911483
79🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4240.01%▲ 304.951485
+= Median 1 in 4500.22%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 SpiceJet


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇯🇵 ANA 		                  🥉
🇰🇷 Korean Air


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 205.04%▲ 10.2543198,472
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 941.06%▲ 20.251569,233
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%▲ 30.25836,928
4🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 40.25313,852
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1640.61%▲ 51.14732,319
6🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 61.87418,468
7🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2330.43%▲ 72.29523,086
8🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2410.42%▲ 82.37627,697
9🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 92.39523,077
10🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 2780.36%▲ 102.72418,463
11🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 112.96418,466
12🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 123.12313,848
13🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 133.3929,233
14🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 143.4129,232
15🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 153.4329,234
16🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 163.4814,616
17🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 173.49313,851
18🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 183.5229,232
19🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 193.7014,616
20🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 203.8229,234
21🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 213.9029,231
22🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 224.1414,616
23🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 234.1729,231
24🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 244.2514,617
25🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 254.4014,617
26🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5970.06%▲ 264.6014,615
27🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 274.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 3990.25%


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.)
1North America1 in 2270.44%0.81657317,974
2Africa1 in 2350.43%0.96157,258
3Europe1 in 3010.33%1.85516249,189
4Middle East1 in 4030.25%2.6410450,321
5Oceania1 in 6870.15%3.622311,157
6Latin America1 in 1,0560.09%4.104220,362
7Asia1 in 1,3050.08%4.2713967,172


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 1130.89%0.2510852,187
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1160.86%0.258943,178
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1310.76%0.2510550,568
4🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1520.66%0.2518890,701
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1550.65%0.257234,927
6🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1720.58%0.2594,365
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2190.46%0.67104,832
8🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2320.43%0.913014,546
9🇺🇸 United States1 in 2430.41%1.10585283,047
10🇮🇹 Italy1 in 2490.40%1.18146,735
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2520.40%1.235225,132
12🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2530.39%1.2552,426
13🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 2650.38%1.4231,447
14🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2820.35%1.6373,377
15🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2880.35%1.70199,222
16🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3010.33%1.8573,366
17🇩🇪 Germany1 in 3110.32%1.952713,086
18🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3210.31%2.0473,398
19🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3500.29%2.282967
20🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3510.28%2.3031,444
21🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3620.28%2.38199,159
22🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
23🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,939
24🇫🇷 France1 in 4500.22%2.89167,720
25🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4770.21%3.012966
26🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5320.19%3.222110,188
27🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5560.18%3.292967
28🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6370.16%3.511482
29🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6510.15%3.5494,368
30🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7580.13%3.7594,352
31🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7910.13%3.802311,135
32🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972970
33🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9600.10%4.0141,937
34🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9640.10%4.0131,450
35🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9680.10%4.022968
36🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0160.10%4.0741,935
37🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1710.09%4.1931,444
38🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2090.08%4.211483
39🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2270.08%4.2331,453
40🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,2980.08%4.2731,456
41🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5590.06%4.392966
42🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,7040.06%4.442966
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,8700.05%4.4983,866
44🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2550.04%4.5831,446
45🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5190.04%4.621482
46🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7340.04%4.651483
47🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4740.02%4.831486
48🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7250.01%4.862968
49🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3730.01%4.871483

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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