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: 2 days ago from 28,806 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 1230.82%โ–ฒ 10.252110,157
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2650.38%โ–ฒ 22.61178,221
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 3150.32%โ–ฒ 32.992713,075
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 3210.31%โ–ฒ 43.03199,192
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 3510.29%โ–ฒ 53.1952,408
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 3550.28%โ–ฒ 63.2252,423
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3630.28%โ–ฒ 73.2673,381
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3660.27%โ–ฒ 83.2762,897
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3860.26%โ–ฒ 93.3673,386
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3900.26%โ–ฒ 103.3752,406
11๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 4070.25%โ–ฒ 113.4452,418
12๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 123.471483
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4890.20%โ–ฒ 133.7031,446
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4960.20%โ–ฒ 143.7273,375
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 153.8173,388
16๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%โ–ฒ 163.8841,929
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 6010.17%โ–ฒ 173.9562,914
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 6570.15%โ–ฒ 184.0494,349
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 7020.14%โ–ฒ 194.104320,798
20๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7160.14%โ–ฒ 204.12104,850
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7730.13%โ–ฒ 214.1852,423
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%โ–ฒ 224.312970
23๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 9320.11%โ–ฒ 234.3294,368
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9660.10%โ–ฒ 244.3441,940
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9830.10%โ–ฒ 254.362969
26๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%โ–ฒ 264.391484
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0530.09%โ–ฒ 274.402963
28๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 1,1440.09%โ–ฒ 284.451483
29๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1650.09%โ–ฒ 294.4641,938
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1800.08%โ–ฒ 304.4631,445
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1890.08%โ–ฒ 314.472969
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,2330.08%โ–ฒ 324.492210,595
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3490.07%โ–ฒ 334.5331,447
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,4570.07%โ–ฒ 344.5794,356
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4750.07%โ–ฒ 354.5741,927
36๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5220.07%โ–ฒ 364.581485
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,5450.06%โ–ฒ 374.5952,426
38๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5640.06%โ–ฒ 384.591481
39๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5980.06%โ–ฒ 394.6052,404
40๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7170.06%โ–ฒ 404.631483
41๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7550.06%โ–ฒ 414.642963
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,0860.05%โ–ฒ 424.7052,423
43๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1210.05%โ–ฒ 434.701485
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1720.05%โ–ฒ 444.711481
45๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,4510.04%โ–ฒ 454.7494,369
46๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 2,4610.04%โ–ฒ 464.7431,454
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6260.04%โ–ฒ 474.7694,358
48๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6290.04%โ–ฒ 484.761485
49๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6780.04%โ–ฒ 494.761482
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6880.04%โ–ฒ 504.761486
51๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6980.04%โ–ฒ 514.772962
52๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7590.04%โ–ฒ 524.772963
53๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8930.03%โ–ฒ 534.781483
54๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6990.03%โ–ฒ 544.831482
55๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0740.02%โ–ฒ 554.841483
56๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5630.02%โ–ฒ 564.861481
57๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0970.02%โ–ฒ 574.882965
58๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2130.02%โ–ฒ 584.901482
59๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 6,9650.01%โ–ฒ 594.911485
60๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3650.01%โ–ฒ 604.911484
+= Median 1 in 1,1850.08%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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


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‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul


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 234.44%โ–ฒ 10.251360,015
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 20.251150,781
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%โ–ฒ 30.251046,167
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 40.25732,321
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 50.25313,848
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 60.96941,552
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2020.49%โ–ฒ 71.87627,700
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 81.98627,703
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%โ–ฒ 92.65313,849
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 103.21313,849
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 113.2829,232
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3820.26%โ–ฒ 123.34418,464
13๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 133.37313,851
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%โ–ฒ 143.3929,232
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 153.4814,617
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,233
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 173.7014,617
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 183.81313,851
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 193.8629,233
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 203.9029,233
21๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 213.9829,232
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 224.1914,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 234.2114,616
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 244.2614,617
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 254.3714,617
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 264.4114,617
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%โ–ฒ 274.5214,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 284.5614,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 294.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4160.24%


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 3660.27%2.40167,723
2Europe1 in 7160.14%3.6712861,971
3North America1 in 1,1440.09%4.1711656,066
4Middle East1 in 1,6270.06%4.42188,696
5Latin America1 in 1,6380.06%4.42146,765
6Oceania1 in 1,7940.06%4.4741,928
7Asia1 in 2,6290.04%4.645024,162


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 3210.31%2.044119,818
2๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 3510.29%2.2952,408
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3660.27%2.4062,897
4๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 4070.25%2.6652,418
5๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701483
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4890.20%3.063014,517
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4960.20%3.0973,375
8๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5300.19%3.2173,388
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,929
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 5710.18%3.34146,779
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 6150.16%3.463818,401
12๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7160.14%3.67104,850
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 7730.13%3.77157,256
14๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972970
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 9320.11%3.9894,368
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9830.10%4.032969
17๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
18๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0530.09%4.102963
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,3920.07%4.3210148,810
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4750.07%4.3641,927
21๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,5150.07%4.3773,392
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,5450.06%4.3994,353
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7170.06%4.451483
24๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7550.06%4.462963
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,7940.06%4.4741,928
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,8000.06%4.472967
27๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9620.05%4.5252,420
28๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6630.04%4.6431,447
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6880.04%4.651486
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7590.04%4.662963
31๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 2,8930.03%4.671483
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,6990.03%4.741482
33๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0740.02%4.771483
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5630.02%4.791481
35๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 6,9650.01%4.861485
36๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3650.01%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).

Like this? Follow me on X @ @levelsio for more hacky side projects!

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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