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: 4 days ago from 29,122 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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1850.54%=1.57104,825
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2140.47%=2.042110,189
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 3200.31%โ–ผ 53.0283,885
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3740.27%โ–ผ 23.31104,810
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 4350.23%โ–ผ 43.54146,780
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4380.23%โ–ฒ 33.5641,927
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4400.23%โ–ผ 383.5652,407
8๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4780.21%โ–ผ 23.672965
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4820.21%โ–ฒ 53.6941,943
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 5180.19%โ–ฒ 53.7873,379
11๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5910.17%โ–ผ 13.9362,887
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5960.17%โ–ผ 333.9431,445
13๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%โ–ผ 24.012963
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 6550.15%โ–ผ 164.03136,284
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 7520.13%โ–ฒ 84.1631,450
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7640.13%โ–ผ 54.172965
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 14.1852,414
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8420.12%โ–ผ 24.2573,393
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 8990.11%โ–ฒ 24.3031,453
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 9410.11%โ–ผ 34.333215,513
21๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9630.10%โ–ผ 44.3441,929
22๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 1,0170.10%โ–ฒ 114.382967
23๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0500.10%โ–ผ 14.4083,877
24๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ผ 214.401482
25๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1,1710.09%โ–ฒ 74.4662,886
26๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,2320.08%โ–ผ 64.4962,906
27๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2320.08%โ–ฒ 144.4931,446
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1,2660.08%โ–ฒ 144.502971
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3800.07%โ–ผ 54.5441,927
30๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4600.07%โ–ฒ 114.571484
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5230.07%โ–ผ 144.582969
32๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5580.06%โ–ฒ 104.591483
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,7390.06%โ–ผ 124.642963
34๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 1,8010.06%โ–ผ 104.6541,927
35๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,9260.05%โ–ผ 24.67146,780
36๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9540.05%โ–ผ 94.6831,455
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9630.05%โ–ฒ 114.681485
38๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9710.05%โ–ฒ 114.681483
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0000.05%โ–ผ 64.681484
40๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0870.05%โ–ฒ 114.701486
41๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0920.05%โ–ฒ 134.701485
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3880.04%โ–ผ 34.731483
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ EVA Air 1 in 2,3960.04%โ–ฒ 124.741481
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6430.04%โ–ฒ 94.7694,331
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7020.04%โ–ฒ 124.771483
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,7680.04%โ–ฒ 54.7783,869
47๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8410.04%โ–ฒ 24.781481
48๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3,4690.03%โ–ฒ 34.8231,457
49๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 3,5120.03%โ–ฒ 134.821481
50๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8740.03%โ–ฒ 54.841484
51๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3,9600.03%โ–ฒ 64.842970
52๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4,3760.02%โ–ฒ 94.8631,450
53๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6750.02%โ–ฒ 154.861483
54๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0950.02%โ–ฒ 154.882965
55๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3850.02%โ–ฒ 154.881482
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2210.02%โ–ฒ 144.901482
+= Median 1 in 1,3210.08%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia
                  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 422.39%โ–ฒ 10.25732,321
2๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 20.25732,314
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%โ–ฒ 30.251464,628
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 721.39%โ–ฒ 40.251673,869
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 811.24%โ–ฒ 50.251046,168
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 931.07%โ–ฒ 60.251360,006
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 70.97836,926
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%โ–ฒ 81.93418,464
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 2350.43%โ–ฒ 92.31627,694
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 2440.41%โ–ฒ 102.4129,233
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 112.58313,851
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 123.2829,233
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 133.31313,851
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 143.37313,851
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 153.47313,851
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,233
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 173.5129,232
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 183.76313,848
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 193.8229,231
20๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 204.1514,616
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 214.1914,616
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7950.13%โ–ฒ 224.2014,616
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 234.2614,616
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 244.3714,617
25๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 254.4014,617
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 264.4314,616
27๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 274.4514,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 284.5614,616
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 294.6014,617
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Capital Beijing 1 in 1,7330.06%โ–ฒ 304.6314,616
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%โ–ฒ 314.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4250.24%


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 5210.19%3.18136,264
2Asia1 in 6930.14%3.634421,320
3Latin America1 in 1,3800.07%4.31199,166
4Europe1 in 1,4600.07%4.358641,565
5Middle East1 in 1,4640.07%4.35188,674
6North America1 in 2,0060.05%4.538541,142


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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 1850.54%0.25104,825
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 4350.23%2.823918,911
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4380.23%2.8341,927
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4400.23%2.8452,407
5๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4780.21%3.012965
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 5180.19%3.17167,749
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512963
8๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6610.15%3.56115,291
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 7520.13%3.7431,450
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 8080.12%3.82125,807
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8260.12%3.852411,608
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 9090.11%3.9573,370
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 9630.10%4.0141,929
14๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 1,0170.10%4.072967
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1,0480.10%4.0962,895
16๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0500.10%4.1083,877
17๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0520.10%4.101482
18๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1,1710.09%4.1962,886
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2320.08%4.2331,446
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3800.07%4.3141,927
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5580.06%4.391483
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,7390.06%4.452963
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 1,8010.06%4.4741,927
24๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9540.05%4.5131,455
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9630.05%4.521485
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal1 in 2,0000.05%4.531484
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0870.05%4.541486
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 2,3350.04%4.597335,335
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan1 in 2,3960.04%4.601481
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7020.04%4.651483
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 2,8290.04%4.6641,940
32๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 3,5120.03%4.731481
33๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3390.02%4.822965
34๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 5,3850.02%4.821482

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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