LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

๐Ÿงณ๐Ÿ’จ 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: 6 days ago from 28,775 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 10.252612,539
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 2120.47%โ–ฒ 22.024019,391
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2150.47%โ–ฒ 32.052110,157
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2220.45%โ–ฒ 42.1583,869
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2260.44%โ–ฒ 52.202713,032
6๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2550.39%โ–ฒ 62.5283,853
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2900.34%โ–ฒ 72.8262,912
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3190.31%โ–ฒ 83.0283,849
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3230.31%โ–ฒ 93.0462,900
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 103.1283,875
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 3620.28%โ–ฒ 113.25104,833
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3660.27%โ–ฒ 123.2762,894
13๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%โ–ฒ 133.3441,937
14๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4140.24%โ–ฒ 143.471482
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 4650.22%โ–ฒ 153.6483,868
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 163.7031,456
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4940.20%โ–ฒ 173.7273,392
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 4940.20%โ–ฒ 183.72125,782
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 193.765928,607
20๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%โ–ฒ 203.8841,928
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5750.17%โ–ฒ 213.902962
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5940.17%โ–ฒ 223.93136,315
23๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 7020.14%โ–ฒ 234.1031,445
24๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7170.14%โ–ฒ 244.12104,840
25๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 7640.13%โ–ฒ 254.17115,327
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7720.13%โ–ฒ 264.1852,428
27๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 274.2131,445
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%โ–ฒ 284.312969
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9720.10%โ–ฒ 294.3541,928
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9870.10%โ–ฒ 304.362965
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,0050.10%โ–ฒ 314.372712,994
32๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ฒ 324.391485
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0920.09%โ–ฒ 334.42125,811
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,1410.09%โ–ฒ 344.4573,365
35๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,1650.09%โ–ฒ 354.4694,339
36๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1740.09%โ–ฒ 364.4641,924
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1740.09%โ–ฒ 374.4631,453
38๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3390.07%โ–ฒ 384.5331,457
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4390.07%โ–ฒ 394.562971
40๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4650.07%โ–ฒ 404.5741,940
41๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,4840.07%โ–ฒ 414.5752,412
42๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5540.06%โ–ฒ 424.591485
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,5830.06%โ–ฒ 434.60146,763
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,7010.06%โ–ฒ 444.63146,731
45๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7200.06%โ–ฒ 454.631482
46๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7420.06%โ–ฒ 464.642970
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1310.05%โ–ฒ 474.701483
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1610.05%โ–ฒ 484.711483
49๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 2,3630.04%โ–ฒ 494.731481
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6310.04%โ–ฒ 504.761485
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6700.04%โ–ฒ 514.761483
52๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6780.04%โ–ฒ 524.762970
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7010.04%โ–ฒ 534.771484
54๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7510.04%โ–ฒ 544.772966
55๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3,4930.03%โ–ฒ 554.822968
56๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6750.03%โ–ฒ 564.831485
57๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0580.02%โ–ฒ 574.841485
58๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5270.02%โ–ฒ 584.861485
59๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0860.02%โ–ฒ 594.882967
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2240.02%โ–ฒ 604.901481
61๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3380.01%โ–ฒ 614.911486
+= Median 1 in 1,0050.10%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 333.07%โ–ฒ 10.25941,544
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 20.251046,167
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 30.39627,695
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%โ–ฒ 40.59836,931
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%โ–ฒ 51.41836,936
6๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 61.98627,704
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 72.58313,846
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 82.91418,466
9๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 93.4114,616
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 103.4814,616
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 113.7014,617
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 123.76313,851
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 133.8029,231
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 143.8229,233
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 153.9029,233
16๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 163.9829,234
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 174.1414,616
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 184.1914,616
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 194.2129,232
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 204.2114,617
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%โ–ฒ 214.2214,616
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 224.2514,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 234.3714,617
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 244.4314,617
25๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1660.09%โ–ฒ 254.4614,617
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%โ–ฒ 264.5214,617
+= Median 1 in 5330.19%


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 2900.34%1.73209,659
2Europe1 in 5800.17%3.3617283,190
3North America1 in 9720.10%4.0215474,377
4Latin America1 in 1,2930.08%4.27157,241
5Middle East1 in 1,5820.06%4.402713,097
6Oceania1 in 1,7840.06%4.4741,940
7Asia1 in 2,6310.04%4.646330,452


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2260.44%0.805426,089
2๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2550.39%1.2883,853
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2900.34%1.7362,912
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3570.28%2.345727,616
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 3620.28%2.383918,827
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3660.27%2.4162,894
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 3700.27%2.43209,680
8๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4140.24%2.711482
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4650.22%2.9683,868
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4940.20%3.0873,392
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,928
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5750.17%3.35199,173
13๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 7020.14%3.6531,445
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7170.14%3.68104,840
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 7640.13%3.76115,327
16๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972969
17๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 9470.11%4.00125,784
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9870.10%4.042965
19๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0460.10%4.091485
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,0690.09%4.1113565,204
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,1740.09%4.19178,251
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 1,4390.07%4.342971
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4650.07%4.3541,940
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7200.06%4.451482
25๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7420.06%4.452970
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,7840.06%4.4741,940
27๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,7970.06%4.472968
28๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9750.05%4.5252,406
29๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 2,3630.04%4.601481
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6540.04%4.6431,454
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7010.04%4.651484
32๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7510.04%4.652966
33๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3,4930.03%4.732968
34๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,6750.03%4.741485
35๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0580.02%4.771485
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5270.02%4.791485
37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3380.01%4.871486

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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