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: 7 days ago from 28,775 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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 10.252612,560
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 2240.45%โ–ฒ 22.173818,417
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2270.44%โ–ฒ 32.20209,631
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2540.39%โ–ฒ 42.5173,385
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2650.38%โ–ฒ 52.612311,124
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 62.8362,894
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3240.31%โ–ฒ 73.0562,889
8๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 3380.30%โ–ฒ 83.1362,909
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3390.30%โ–ฒ 93.1383,855
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3640.27%โ–ฒ 103.2673,374
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 113.2762,892
12๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3800.26%โ–ฒ 123.3441,939
13๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4150.24%โ–ฒ 133.481481
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4520.22%โ–ฒ 143.6083,873
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 4630.22%โ–ฒ 153.6383,884
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 163.7031,455
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4950.20%โ–ฒ 173.7273,381
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 5290.19%โ–ฒ 183.805727,586
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 5400.19%โ–ฒ 193.83115,291
20๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5610.18%โ–ฒ 203.8741,943
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5740.17%โ–ฒ 213.902964
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7050.14%โ–ฒ 224.10115,318
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7160.14%โ–ฒ 234.12104,849
24๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 7630.13%โ–ฒ 244.17115,336
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7790.13%โ–ฒ 254.1952,407
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9220.11%โ–ฒ 264.312967
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9680.10%โ–ฒ 274.3541,936
28๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9830.10%โ–ฒ 284.362969
29๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 294.401481
30๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 304.402962
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,0860.09%โ–ฒ 314.422512,022
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,1360.09%โ–ฒ 324.4473,381
33๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1630.09%โ–ฒ 334.4641,943
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1790.08%โ–ฒ 344.4631,447
35๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1940.08%โ–ฒ 354.472965
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,3120.08%โ–ฒ 364.5283,852
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,3170.08%โ–ฒ 374.52104,817
38๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3490.07%โ–ฒ 384.5331,447
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4420.07%โ–ฒ 394.562969
40๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4760.07%โ–ฒ 404.5741,925
41๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,4840.07%โ–ฒ 414.5752,413
42๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5580.06%โ–ฒ 424.591483
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,6970.06%โ–ฒ 434.63136,310
44๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7100.06%โ–ฒ 444.631485
45๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7450.06%โ–ฒ 454.642969
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,8160.06%โ–ฒ 464.65136,303
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1190.05%โ–ฒ 474.701486
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1660.05%โ–ฒ 484.711482
49๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 2,3540.04%โ–ฒ 494.731483
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6260.04%โ–ฒ 504.761486
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6700.04%โ–ฒ 514.761483
52๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6990.04%โ–ฒ 524.772962
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7060.04%โ–ฒ 534.771483
54๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7440.04%โ–ฒ 544.772969
55๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3,5050.03%โ–ฒ 554.822964
56๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6990.03%โ–ฒ 564.831482
57๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0710.02%โ–ฒ 574.841483
58๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5470.02%โ–ฒ 584.861483
59๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0990.02%โ–ฒ 594.882964
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1730.02%โ–ฒ 604.901485
61๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3740.01%โ–ฒ 614.911483
+= Median 1 in 1,0860.09%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  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 333.07%โ–ฒ 10.25941,543
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 20.251046,166
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 30.39627,704
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%โ–ฒ 40.59836,930
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%โ–ฒ 51.41836,937
6๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 61.98627,694
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 72.91418,464
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3930.25%โ–ฒ 83.3929,232
9๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 93.4114,616
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 103.4814,615
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 113.7014,617
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 123.76313,847
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 133.8029,234
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 143.8229,232
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%โ–ฒ 153.9029,234
16๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 163.9829,233
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 174.1414,616
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 184.1914,617
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 194.2129,233
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 204.2114,616
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%โ–ฒ 214.2214,617
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 224.2514,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 234.3714,616
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 244.4314,617
25๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%โ–ฒ 254.4614,616
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%โ–ฒ 264.5214,616
+= Median 1 in 5330.19%


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 3380.30%2.19188,695
2Europe1 in 5860.17%3.3816278,356
3North America1 in 9680.10%4.0214670,537
4Latin America1 in 1,2870.08%4.26157,276
5Middle East1 in 1,5850.06%4.402512,071
6Oceania1 in 1,7920.06%4.4741,930
7Asia1 in 2,6260.04%4.645827,992


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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2650.38%1.424923,645
2๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2920.34%1.7562,894
3๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 3380.30%2.1962,909
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3580.28%2.355526,624
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,892
6๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4150.24%2.711481
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 4260.23%2.77178,202
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4520.22%2.903717,888
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4630.22%2.9583,884
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4950.20%3.0873,381
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5610.18%3.3141,943
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5740.17%3.34188,662
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7160.14%3.67104,849
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 7630.13%3.75115,336
15๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 9220.11%3.972967
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9830.10%4.032969
17๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0540.09%4.102962
18๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0540.09%4.101481
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,1110.09%4.1412861,876
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,1790.08%4.19157,247
21๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,2510.08%4.24104,816
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 1,4420.07%4.342969
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4760.07%4.3641,925
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7100.06%4.441485
25๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7450.06%4.462969
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,7920.06%4.4741,930
27๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,7960.06%4.472969
28๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9570.05%4.5152,428
29๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 2,3540.04%4.601483
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6620.04%4.6431,448
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7060.04%4.651483
32๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7440.04%4.652969
33๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3,5050.03%4.732964
34๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,6990.03%4.741482
35๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0710.02%4.771483
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5470.02%4.791483
37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3740.01%4.871483

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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