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 27,529 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🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 214.72%▼ 40.2517182,673
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 601.67%▼ 10.254320,772
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 631.59%▼ 60.2513665,643
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 691.45%▼ 110.256531,549
5🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 791.26%▼ 30.253215,484
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1010.99%=0.256029,140
7🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1150.87%▲ 50.25115,332
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1190.84%▼ 120.25157,216
9🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1550.64%▼ 80.9219493,968
10🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 1580.63%▲ 91.0062,909
11🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1620.62%▼ 21.092411,586
12🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1970.51%▲ 21.793014,492
13🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%▼ 71.9852,415
14🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2150.46%▼ 62.0694,349
15🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2200.46%▼ 52.1283,846
16🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2270.44%▲ 22.213516,921
17🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2320.43%▼ 32.27167,761
18🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▼ 22.2931,447
19🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 2460.41%▼ 12.439646,499
20🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 2550.39%=2.5231,447
21🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 2590.39%▲ 12.5662,905
22🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2640.38%▲ 22.602813,546
23🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2750.36%▲ 32.7083,858
24🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2800.36%▲ 42.7473,400
25🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2810.36%▲ 52.742512,047
26🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2870.35%▲ 62.7962,893
27🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2890.35%▲ 112.819345,139
28🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2940.34%▲ 242.8552,404
29🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 2950.34%▲ 102.867536,268
30🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%▲ 232.8883,862
31🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3010.33%▲ 112.8994,346
32🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 3010.33%▲ 122.9041,939
33🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3080.32%▲ 132.94125,788
34🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 3120.32%▲ 142.9752,411
35🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 3620.28%▲ 243.252913,971
36🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 3710.27%▲ 163.2931,448
37🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3760.27%▲ 173.3262,902
38🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3760.27%▲ 203.32199,224
39🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3800.26%▲ 193.3341,940
40🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3840.26%▲ 203.352210,614
41🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4320.23%▲ 213.53188,674
42🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 4410.23%▲ 303.5683,868
43🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 4580.22%▲ 233.62125,805
44🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4590.22%▲ 243.6241,942
45🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4820.21%▲ 253.6983,854
46🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 4870.21%▲ 263.7083,851
47🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4970.20%▲ 273.7373,370
48🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5070.20%▲ 283.752612,513
49🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5110.20%▲ 293.76209,621
50🇲🇾 Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5240.19%▲ 303.792968
51🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5380.19%▲ 313.8241,942
52🇱🇺 Luxair 1 in 5430.18%▲ 323.831481
53🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 5770.17%▲ 333.9073,382
54🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5850.17%▲ 343.9262,889
55🇿🇦 South African 1 in 6780.15%▲ 354.0731,450
56🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7020.14%▲ 364.1031,445
57🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7240.14%▲ 374.1341,931
58🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7650.13%▲ 384.1741,929
59🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 7810.13%▲ 394.1962,893
60🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 8010.12%▲ 404.2141,936
61🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 8390.12%▲ 414.2531,446
62🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8630.12%▲ 424.2731,443
63🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8710.11%▲ 434.2762,894
64🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8780.11%▲ 444.2831,452
65🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0200.10%▲ 454.3841,929
66🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 464.392971
67🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0500.10%▲ 474.401483
68🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0670.09%▲ 484.412965
69🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 1,1070.09%▲ 494.432971
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,1330.09%▲ 504.4441,939
71🇮🇷 Iran Air 1 in 1,1410.09%▲ 514.451485
72🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,1500.09%▲ 524.4531,457
73🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1750.09%▲ 534.462967
74🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2500.08%▲ 544.4931,450
75🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3010.08%▲ 554.5131,452
76🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3370.07%▲ 564.5341,942
77🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3380.07%▲ 574.532964
78🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3650.07%▲ 584.542968
79🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 1,4160.07%▲ 594.552965
80🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4700.07%▲ 604.5741,933
81🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9630.05%▲ 614.681485
82🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2300.02%▲ 624.901481
83🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4030.01%▲ 634.951486
+= Median 1 in 4410.23%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Vueling
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇦🇪 flydubai


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🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 214.86%▲ 10.25313,849
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 671.49%▲ 20.252196,936
3🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%▲ 30.251046,164
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 40.25313,851
5🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1310.76%▲ 50.25627,702
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1650.61%▲ 61.16523,080
7🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%▲ 71.47732,315
8🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1910.52%▲ 81.69627,700
9🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%▲ 91.85418,465
10🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 2140.47%▲ 102.03418,462
11🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%▲ 112.75418,464
12🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 122.77313,851
13🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 132.91418,468
14🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%▲ 143.1229,234
15🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%▲ 153.21313,852
16🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3700.27%▲ 163.2929,234
17🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 173.36313,849
18🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 183.4114,616
19🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 193.4329,232
20🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 203.47313,847
21🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%▲ 213.5129,234
22🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 223.5229,232
23🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 233.7014,615
24🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%▲ 243.81313,852
25🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 254.1229,231
26🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 264.1414,617
27🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 274.2114,617
28🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%▲ 284.2814,616
29🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 294.3714,617
30🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 304.4114,616
31🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 314.4314,617
32🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 324.4614,616
33🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 334.5914,617
+= Median 1 in 3850.26%


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 2440.41%1.113014,486
2North America1 in 2660.38%1.43614297,204
3Europe1 in 3620.28%2.37584282,104
4Middle East1 in 5380.19%3.237737,145
5Latin America1 in 7510.13%3.743918,857
6Oceania1 in 8010.12%3.81136,283
7Asia1 in 8670.12%3.9019393,549


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🇪🇸 Spain1 in 601.67%0.25219105,849
2🇮🇳 India1 in 1010.99%0.2513465,039
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1150.87%0.25115,332
4🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 1580.63%0.2562,909
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1780.56%0.255426,079
6🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1930.52%0.254119,729
7🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4752,415
8🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2200.46%0.6883,846
9🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9331,447
10🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 2550.39%1.2731,447
11🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2750.36%1.5483,858
12🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2800.36%1.6173,400
13🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2810.36%1.612512,047
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2810.36%1.6217785,475
15🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2870.35%1.6962,893
16🇺🇸 United States1 in 2920.34%1.75560271,125
17🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 3010.33%1.8441,939
18🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3080.32%1.91125,788
19🇬🇷 Greece1 in 3120.32%1.9652,411
20🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 3270.31%2.103717,833
21🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 3710.27%2.4431,448
22🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3760.27%2.4762,902
23🇫🇷 France1 in 3760.27%2.48199,224
24🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3980.25%2.61188,726
25🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 4170.24%2.7283,870
26🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 4580.22%2.93125,805
27🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 4590.22%2.9341,942
28🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 4820.21%3.0383,854
29🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 4850.21%3.043114,969
30🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4970.20%3.0973,370
31🇱🇺 Luxembourg1 in 5430.18%3.251481
32🇩🇪 Germany1 in 5750.17%3.352512,071
33🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5850.17%3.3862,889
34🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 6780.15%3.6031,450
35🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7240.14%3.6941,931
36🇦🇺 Australia1 in 8010.12%3.81136,283
37🇫🇮 Finland1 in 8390.12%3.8731,446
38🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8630.12%3.9031,443
39🇯🇵 Japan1 in 8710.11%3.9162,894
40🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 8780.11%3.9294,362
41🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0200.10%4.0741,929
42🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0440.10%4.092971
43🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0500.10%4.101483
44🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 1,1200.09%4.1562,911
45🇮🇷 Iran1 in 1,1410.09%4.171485
46🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1750.09%4.192967
47🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,2500.08%4.24104,824
48🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3010.08%4.2731,452
49🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3650.07%4.302968
50🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4700.07%4.3541,933
51🇨🇳 China1 in 12,4030.01%4.921486

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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