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: 6 days ago from 36,620 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 1850.54%▼ 21.573315,974
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1880.53%=1.632411,601
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 2140.47%▲ 22.03125,828
4🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2550.39%▼ 252.5173,377
5🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2830.35%▼ 12.7694,341
6🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2930.34%▼ 152.842411,538
7🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2940.34%▼ 222.8552,404
8🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3240.31%▼ 213.0462,893
9🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 3710.27%▼ 203.2931,450
10🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4820.21%▼ 43.6983,885
11🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5000.20%▲ 13.7373,378
12🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5040.20%▲ 13.7473,386
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 5880.17%▼ 53.92104,858
14🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 5910.17%▼ 53.93104,812
15🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5980.17%▼ 143.9441,928
16🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 6050.17%▼ 133.9562,895
17🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 6370.16%▼ 124.012965
18🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 6540.15%▼ 84.03136,294
19🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6580.15%▲ 114.0441,937
20🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 6770.15%▼ 94.0641,929
21🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 7420.13%▲ 94.1552,422
22🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 7730.13%▼ 74.1852,426
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 8420.12%▼ 64.253617,336
24🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 8450.12%▼ 34.25125,817
25🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 8620.12%▲ 184.2694,351
26🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9860.10%▼ 34.362966
27🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 9880.10%▼ 14.362411,579
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 9960.10%▲ 84.362713,110
29🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1,0160.10%=4.382967
30🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1,0950.09%▲ 14.422968
31🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1480.09%▲ 24.451482
32🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,1590.09%▲ 164.4594,363
33🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 1,2850.08%▲ 44.512969
34🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3410.07%▲ 174.5341,936
35🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1,4330.07%▲ 134.5652,422
36🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 1,4670.07%▲ 74.571482
37🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,4700.07%▲ 134.57157,287
38🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5280.07%▲ 94.591483
39🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5520.06%▲ 104.591485
40🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5550.06%▲ 364.591484
41🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,6900.06%▲ 164.6352,409
42🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7230.06%▲ 134.631482
43🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7290.06%▲ 144.632968
44🇻🇳 VietJet 1 in 1,7760.06%▲ 154.641484
45🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8400.05%▲ 164.662968
46🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,8660.05%▲ 174.6673,400
47🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 2,0170.05%▲ 184.692967
48🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0950.05%▲ 434.701484
49🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2,2550.04%▲ 204.721484
50🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2,4590.04%▲ 274.7431,456
51🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2,6370.04%▲ 224.7631,457
52🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2,7460.04%▲ 234.772968
53🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0550.03%▲ 444.791483
54🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 3,1170.03%▲ 254.801483
55🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2180.03%▲ 264.801482
56🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7590.03%▲ 434.831482
57🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8550.03%▲ 284.841482
58🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0570.02%▲ 434.841485
59🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5450.02%▲ 304.861483
60🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2040.02%▲ 314.901483
+= Median 1 in 1,1210.09%


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:


🏆
🇧🇷 Azul
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific


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 293.49%▲ 10.2540184,683
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 432.34%▲ 20.252092,329
3🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%▲ 31.8229,233
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%▲ 41.93418,462
5🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%▲ 52.02418,463
6🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2150.47%▲ 62.05523,079
7🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 72.64313,848
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 82.65313,850
9🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 2820.35%▲ 92.76523,080
10🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 102.8414,616
11🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3060.33%▲ 112.93523,083
12🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 123.2829,233
13🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 133.3929,233
14🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 143.4129,235
15🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 153.4129,234
16🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 163.4814,616
17🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 4700.21%▲ 173.65418,467
18🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 183.9129,232
19🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 193.9929,231
20🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 204.2514,617
21🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 214.3714,616
22🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 224.4314,616
23🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 234.4814,616
24🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2390.08%▲ 244.4914,616
25🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 254.6014,616
+= Median 1 in 3920.25%


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.)
1Middle East1 in 5910.17%3.395928,429
2North America1 in 9880.10%4.0415273,546
3Africa1 in 1,0160.10%4.0762,900
4Europe1 in 1,0650.09%4.119646,443
5Asia1 in 1,3410.07%4.297938,216
6Oceania1 in 2,4800.04%4.6231,450
7Latin America1 in 3,1740.03%4.7052,417


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 1880.53%0.256330,468
2🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2930.34%1.762411,538
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2940.34%1.772311,127
4🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 3710.27%2.4431,450
5🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4480.22%2.88146,777
6🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5000.20%3.1073,378
7🇨🇦 Canada1 in 5880.17%3.39199,225
8🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 5910.17%3.39104,812
9🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6360.16%3.51167,738
10🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 6370.16%3.512965
11🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 7420.13%3.7252,422
12🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7890.13%3.80136,291
13🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 8830.11%3.9283,873
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 9380.11%3.992110,161
15🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9860.10%4.042966
16🇺🇸 United States1 in 9920.10%4.0413364,321
17🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1,0160.10%4.072967
18🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1,0950.09%4.132968
19🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,2850.08%4.262969
20🇫🇷 France1 in 1,4330.07%4.3452,422
21🇮🇱 Israel1 in 1,4670.07%4.351482
22🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,5520.06%4.391485
23🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5550.06%4.391484
24🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,6900.06%4.4452,409
25🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7230.06%4.451482
26🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7290.06%4.452968
27🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,7760.06%4.471484
28🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,8400.05%4.482968
29🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2,2550.04%4.581484
30🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,4800.04%4.6231,450
31🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2,7460.04%4.652968
32🇵🇱 Poland1 in 3,1170.03%4.701483
33🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8550.03%4.751482
34🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0570.02%4.771485
35🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5450.02%4.791483
36🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 4,6820.02%4.802965

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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