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: 7 days ago from 28,754 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 691.44%▲ 10.253717,955
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1050.95%▲ 20.25178,175
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1560.64%▲ 30.932914,012
4🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1570.64%▲ 40.975426,199
5🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1640.61%▲ 51.143717,962
6🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1690.59%▲ 61.26157,266
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1820.55%▲ 71.52209,615
8🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2250.44%▲ 82.1894,371
9🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2330.43%▲ 92.2894,350
10🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2370.42%▲ 102.332512,049
11🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2420.41%▲ 112.3883,880
12🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2430.41%▲ 122.4062,904
13🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2440.41%▲ 132.4194,342
14🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2710.37%▲ 142.67104,811
15🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%▲ 152.8262,907
16🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2970.34%▲ 162.8683,885
17🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3060.33%▲ 172.9352,409
18🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3240.31%▲ 183.059345,009
19🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 3680.27%▲ 193.2852,423
20🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 3710.27%▲ 203.29104,847
21🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3870.26%▲ 213.3694,329
22🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4070.25%▲ 223.45199,201
23🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▲ 233.461484
24🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4850.21%▲ 243.6983,863
25🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4950.20%▲ 253.7241,923
26🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 5400.19%▲ 263.83136,255
27🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 5550.18%▲ 273.8673,377
28🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5640.18%▲ 283.8841,933
29🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5710.18%▲ 293.892969
30🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5770.17%▲ 303.904722,615
31🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6000.17%▲ 313.94125,787
32🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%▲ 324.012964
33🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6490.15%▲ 334.02136,272
34🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 6730.15%▲ 344.0662,901
35🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 7000.14%▲ 354.10157,219
36🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 7170.14%▲ 364.1231,457
37🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 7200.14%▲ 374.12115,338
38🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 7380.14%▲ 384.14104,849
39🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7820.13%▲ 394.192963
40🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8400.12%▲ 404.2573,383
41🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 8790.11%▲ 414.28157,216
42🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 8830.11%▲ 424.2841,931
43🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 9130.11%▲ 434.312612,531
44🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 9160.11%▲ 444.3162,900
45🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 9230.11%▲ 454.312411,603
46🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9680.10%▲ 464.3531,444
47🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0520.10%▲ 474.401482
48🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1690.09%▲ 484.4641,931
49🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1730.09%▲ 494.462970
50🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2110.08%▲ 504.481482
51🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3250.08%▲ 514.522963
52🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3370.07%▲ 524.5341,941
53🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6000.06%▲ 534.602970
54🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7090.06%▲ 544.631485
55🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7440.06%▲ 554.642969
56🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8420.05%▲ 564.662968
57🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9420.05%▲ 574.671483
58🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9710.05%▲ 584.681483
59🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0250.05%▲ 594.692971
60🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1290.05%▲ 604.701483
61🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2770.04%▲ 614.722965
62🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,5440.04%▲ 624.7541,932
63🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5870.04%▲ 634.761481
64🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6610.04%▲ 644.761485
65🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6990.04%▲ 654.771484
66🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4620.03%▲ 664.821484
67🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6600.03%▲ 674.831483
68🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7470.03%▲ 684.831484
69🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8280.03%▲ 694.831486
70🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9170.03%▲ 704.841482
71🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1750.02%▲ 714.851482
72🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1920.02%▲ 724.901484
73🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3700.01%▲ 734.911484
+= Median 1 in 7200.14%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇸🇬 Scoot


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🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 333.07%▲ 10.25941,550
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%▲ 20.25836,933
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 30.25732,310
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%▲ 40.58836,938
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 2020.50%▲ 51.86732,311
6🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 3140.32%▲ 62.98418,467
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3930.25%▲ 73.3929,231
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 83.4329,231
9🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 93.4814,616
10🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 103.7014,616
11🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 113.8029,233
12🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 123.8229,234
13🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 133.8629,235
14🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%▲ 143.9029,235
15🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 153.9129,234
16🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 163.9629,233
17🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 173.9829,232
18🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 184.0614,617
19🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 194.1414,616
20🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 204.1729,234
21🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 214.2114,616
22🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 224.2129,235
23🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 234.2114,617
24🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 244.2514,616
25🇰🇷 Incheon Seoul 1 in 1,1250.09%▲ 254.4414,616
26🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 264.5214,617
27🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 274.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 5770.17%


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 2650.38%1.422612,584
2Europe1 in 4120.24%2.70261126,134
3North America1 in 5710.18%3.34262126,552
4Middle East1 in 8830.11%3.925124,647
5Latin America1 in 1,0590.09%4.102512,082
6Oceania1 in 1,7540.06%4.46104,839
7Asia1 in 1,9290.05%4.519345,037


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 1640.61%0.257435,854
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1820.55%0.256330,474
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1880.53%0.253215,391
4🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2250.44%0.7894,371
5🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2330.43%0.9294,350
6🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2440.41%1.1194,342
7🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2880.35%1.707938,267
8🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7362,907
9🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 3680.27%2.4252,423
10🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3710.27%2.44104,847
11🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3870.26%2.5494,329
12🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.701484
13🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 4170.24%2.722311,104
14🇨🇦 Canada1 in 4850.21%3.043516,881
15🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4950.20%3.0841,923
16🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 5400.19%3.24136,255
17🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5640.18%3.3241,933
18🇫🇷 France1 in 6000.17%3.42125,787
19🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512964
20🇺🇸 United States1 in 6410.16%3.52227109,671
21🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 7920.13%3.802713,072
22🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8400.12%3.8773,383
23🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 9160.11%3.9662,900
24🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9680.10%4.0231,444
25🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0520.10%4.101482
26🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,0930.09%4.13146,756
27🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1440.09%4.1731,446
28🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1730.09%4.192970
29🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2110.08%4.221482
30🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,3310.08%4.2962,904
31🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,6000.06%4.4194,357
32🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7090.06%4.441485
33🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7440.06%4.462969
34🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9420.05%4.511483
35🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0250.05%4.532971
36🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 2,5560.04%4.6331,450
37🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5870.04%4.631481
38🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6990.04%4.651484
39🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,8070.04%4.6631,448
40🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7470.03%4.7562,899
41🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8280.03%4.751486
42🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9170.03%4.761482
43🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3700.01%4.871484

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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Press inquiries? Send me a message on X @ @levelsio. Yes you can use any data from this site as long as you mention it and link back!

My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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