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: 2 days ago from 30,737 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 402.50%=0.2515373,864
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 521.93%=0.258742,166
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 661.51%=0.253918,797
4🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1130.88%▼ 130.257536,313
5🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1370.73%▼ 100.37167,747
6🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1380.72%▼ 70.42146,781
7🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1420.71%▲ 10.5394,340
8🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1460.69%▼ 130.65104,857
9🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1490.67%▲ 50.74125,791
10🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1680.60%▼ 171.22115,315
11🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1690.59%▼ 31.25125,818
12🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1760.57%▲ 21.414421,273
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1780.56%▼ 261.453316,020
14🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1840.54%▼ 61.553818,387
15🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 1960.51%▲ 71.76199,190
16🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2190.46%▲ 72.1073,372
17🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3030.33%▲ 52.91125,787
18🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3180.31%▲ 133.0183,860
19🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3220.31%▼ 293.0373,389
20🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3250.31%▲ 13.05125,774
21🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3490.29%▼ 273.1931,452
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3530.28%▼ 33.21104,833
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3600.28%▼ 173.248440,578
24🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 3640.27%▲ 133.263617,444
25🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3650.27%▼ 123.26157,284
26🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3720.27%▼ 83.306430,782
27🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3980.25%▼ 63.4162,894
28🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4180.24%▼ 83.482512,102
29🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4220.24%▼ 93.50209,645
30🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 4340.23%▼ 183.5452,406
31🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4790.21%▼ 113.68157,249
32🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4970.20%▼ 93.7373,367
33🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5230.19%▲ 23.7941,938
34🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5290.19%▲ 83.805124,703
35🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 5290.19%▲ 173.8073,370
36🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 5660.18%▼ 93.88146,791
37🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5700.18%▼ 63.893918,785
38🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5710.18%▲ 153.8931,452
39🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5850.17%▲ 153.9262,888
40🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6370.16%▲ 334.011482
41🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 6480.15%▲ 124.0262,894
42🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6560.15%▼ 64.0494,330
43🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6600.15%▼ 54.0441,932
44🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6740.15%▲ 164.06115,315
45🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 6770.15%▼ 34.0641,930
46🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 7030.14%▼ 24.101481
47🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7600.13%▼ 14.171485
48🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 7770.13%=4.1962,906
49🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 8170.12%▲ 14.2252,407
50🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8580.12%▲ 154.2631,450
51🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 8990.11%▲ 34.3062,889
52🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9580.10%▲ 44.341481
53🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9630.10%▲ 54.3441,929
54🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9870.10%▲ 244.362966
55🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,0110.10%▲ 94.3741,931
56🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,0150.10%▲ 84.38104,843
57🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0520.10%▲ 94.402964
58🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0520.10%▲ 104.401482
59🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0650.09%▲ 274.412967
60🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1160.09%▲ 124.431482
61🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1410.09%▲ 454.441485
62🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,1580.09%▲ 144.4531,446
63🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1740.09%▲ 154.462968
64🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2060.08%▲ 164.471484
65🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3610.07%▲ 174.532971
66🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4500.07%▲ 184.562964
67🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 1,4550.07%▲ 194.561486
68🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5500.06%▲ 464.591486
69🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8740.05%▲ 254.662968
70🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9620.05%▲ 224.681486
71🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2760.04%▲ 244.722965
72🇨🇳 Hainan Airlines 1 in 2,4070.04%▲ 244.741485
73🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5090.04%▲ 254.751484
74🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6780.04%▲ 264.761482
75🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0450.03%▲ 274.791484
76🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6670.03%▲ 284.831482
77🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9200.03%▲ 294.841482
78🇨🇳 China Southern 1 in 5,7610.02%▲ 304.8931,453
79🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3420.01%▲ 314.911485
80🇨🇳 China Eastern 1 in 8,1370.01%▲ 324.922971
81🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4730.01%▲ 334.951483
+= Median 1 in 6480.15%


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:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇨🇳 China Eastern 		                  🥉
🇯🇵 ANA


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🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 333.06%▲ 10.2526120,004
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%▲ 20.251987,727
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 711.41%▲ 30.251255,401
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1460.68%▲ 40.6829,234
5🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1550.65%▲ 50.91836,939
6🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%▲ 62.02418,469
7🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2330.43%▲ 72.29523,077
8🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 82.69313,850
9🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2930.34%▲ 92.84313,850
10🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 102.8414,617
11🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 113.4129,231
12🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 123.4329,234
13🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 133.4329,234
14🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 4700.21%▲ 143.65313,848
15🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%▲ 153.68313,847
16🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 163.9629,234
17🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%▲ 173.99313,850
18🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 184.0614,616
19🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 194.1414,616
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,616
21🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 214.2114,617
22🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 224.2414,616
23🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 234.2614,616
24🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 244.4114,617
25🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 254.4314,617
26🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 264.4514,616
27🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1,2560.08%▲ 274.5014,617
28🇯🇵 Haneda Tokyo 1 in 1,5450.06%▲ 284.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 4760.21%


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 1420.71%0.253717,905
2Europe1 in 4880.20%3.05317153,230
3North America1 in 5660.18%3.32325156,963
4Middle East1 in 5780.17%3.3612258,960
5Latin America1 in 7770.13%3.784421,308
6Asia1 in 1,0580.09%4.10297143,571
7Oceania1 in 1,4670.07%4.3552,413


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 521.93%0.25254122,811
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1370.73%0.25167,747
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1420.71%0.2594,340
4🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1460.69%0.256129,441
5🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1680.60%0.25115,315
6🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1690.59%0.25125,818
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1840.54%0.253818,387
8🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 1960.51%0.25199,190
9🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2110.47%0.504823,235
10🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3220.31%2.0573,389
11🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3250.31%2.074622,279
12🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3300.30%2.129746,930
13🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3490.29%2.2831,452
14🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3650.27%2.40157,284
15🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3890.26%2.566028,997
16🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 4080.25%2.673114,996
17🇫🇷 France1 in 4790.21%3.02157,249
18🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4970.20%3.0973,367
19🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5230.19%3.1841,938
20🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 5290.19%3.2073,370
21🇺🇸 United States1 in 5680.18%3.33279134,684
22🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5710.18%3.3431,452
23🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5850.17%3.3862,888
24🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6190.16%3.462311,091
25🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6370.16%3.511482
26🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6560.15%3.5594,330
27🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 7030.14%3.651481
28🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7600.13%3.751485
29🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7610.13%3.75104,822
30🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 8170.12%3.8452,407
31🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8580.12%3.8931,450
32🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9580.10%4.011481
33🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9630.10%4.0141,929
34🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9870.10%4.042966
35🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0520.10%4.101482
36🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,0990.09%4.1483,874
37🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1160.09%4.151482
38🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1740.09%4.192968
39🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2060.08%4.211484
40🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,2620.08%4.2531,453
41🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3610.07%4.302971
42🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4500.07%4.342964
43🇮🇱 Israel1 in 1,4550.07%4.351486
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,4670.07%4.3552,413
45🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5090.04%4.621484
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,8090.04%4.6631,447
47🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9200.03%4.761482
48🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7460.01%4.8673,392
49🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3420.01%4.871485

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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