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: 5 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.)
1🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 961.05%▲ 10.252713,005
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1370.73%▲ 20.39136,262
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 2030.49%▲ 31.884220,264
4🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2040.49%▲ 41.893014,468
5🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 2140.47%▲ 52.042110,193
6🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2550.39%▲ 62.5183,863
7🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2770.36%▲ 72.7273,380
8🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2780.36%▲ 82.72136,311
9🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%▲ 92.8262,903
10🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3010.33%▲ 102.8994,344
11🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3040.33%▲ 112.9152,429
12🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3150.32%▲ 122.9973,370
13🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3170.32%▲ 133.0083,878
14🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4140.24%▲ 143.471482
15🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4320.23%▲ 153.5383,876
16🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4530.22%▲ 163.60136,303
17🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4630.22%▲ 173.6383,883
18🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4780.21%▲ 183.686330,534
19🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 4880.20%▲ 193.7031,448
20🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5570.18%▲ 203.86146,734
21🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5630.18%▲ 213.8841,937
22🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5750.17%▲ 223.902963
23🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5970.17%▲ 233.9441,930
24🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6120.16%▲ 243.9731,456
25🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6510.15%▲ 254.03115,330
26🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 6540.15%▲ 264.0331,456
27🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 7000.14%▲ 274.10125,812
28🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 7020.14%▲ 284.1031,444
29🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 7720.13%▲ 294.1852,428
30🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 9360.11%▲ 304.322913,948
31🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 9400.11%▲ 314.33146,749
32🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9660.10%▲ 324.3431,447
33🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9710.10%▲ 334.3541,931
34🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 9890.10%▲ 344.3683,883
35🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,0460.10%▲ 354.39104,835
36🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%▲ 364.401484
37🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0800.09%▲ 374.412967
38🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1630.09%▲ 384.4641,941
39🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1790.08%▲ 394.4631,446
40🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1,2770.08%▲ 404.501481
41🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3160.08%▲ 414.522969
42🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,3510.07%▲ 424.5331,444
43🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,3850.07%▲ 434.54167,732
44🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4780.07%▲ 444.5741,923
45🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,4850.07%▲ 454.5752,411
46🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5560.06%▲ 464.591484
47🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1,5790.06%▲ 474.60157,251
48🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7200.06%▲ 484.631482
49🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7550.06%▲ 494.642963
50🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1,7580.06%▲ 504.6441,923
51🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1,8430.05%▲ 514.6631,442
52🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1260.05%▲ 524.701484
53🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3490.04%▲ 534.731484
54🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6630.04%▲ 544.761485
55🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6730.04%▲ 554.762972
56🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6930.04%▲ 564.761485
57🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2040.03%▲ 574.801484
58🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6930.03%▲ 584.831483
59🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7330.03%▲ 594.831486
60🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8470.03%▲ 604.841483
61🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9230.03%▲ 614.841482
62🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0570.02%▲ 624.841485
63🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1520.02%▲ 634.851485
64🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5300.02%▲ 644.861485
65🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0630.02%▲ 654.872971
66🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1690.02%▲ 664.901486
67🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3500.01%▲ 674.911485
+= Median 1 in 9890.10%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇺🇸 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.)
1🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 293.41%▲ 10.251046,169
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 20.251150,777
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 30.39627,703
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%▲ 40.59836,924
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,924
6🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%▲ 61.98627,704
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 72.58313,846
8🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 82.91418,462
9🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 93.4114,616
10🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 103.4814,616
11🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 113.7014,616
12🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 123.76313,846
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,235
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 143.8229,235
15🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 153.9029,231
16🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 163.9829,232
17🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 174.0614,616
18🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 184.1414,617
19🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,616
20🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 204.2129,234
21🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 214.2114,617
22🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%▲ 224.2214,616
23🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 234.2514,617
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,617
25🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 254.4314,617
26🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 264.4614,616
27🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%▲ 274.5214,616
+= Median 1 in 5370.19%


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 3020.33%1.862210,617
2Europe1 in 5970.17%3.4119493,723
3North America1 in 9360.11%3.9916579,822
4Middle East1 in 1,3120.08%4.283114,922
5Latin America1 in 1,4260.07%4.33209,677
6Asia1 in 2,3680.04%4.606933,372
7Oceania1 in 2,6630.04%4.6452,413


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 2140.47%0.565828,041
2🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2400.42%1.042713,011
3🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2550.39%1.2783,863
4🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2780.36%1.584320,764
5🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7462,903
6🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3020.33%1.866129,448
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3150.32%1.9873,370
8🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4140.24%2.711482
9🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4320.23%2.8083,876
10🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4630.22%2.9583,883
11🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5630.18%3.3141,937
12🇨🇦 Canada1 in 5750.17%3.35209,694
13🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6120.16%3.4531,456
14🇫🇷 France1 in 6510.15%3.54115,330
15🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 6540.15%3.5531,456
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7000.14%3.64125,812
17🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 7020.14%3.6531,444
18🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7600.13%3.75146,765
19🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9660.10%4.0231,447
20🇺🇸 United States1 in 9800.10%4.0314570,128
21🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
22🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 1,0800.09%4.12199,147
23🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1,2770.08%4.261481
24🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4780.07%4.3641,923
25🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7200.06%4.451482
26🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7550.06%4.462963
27🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1,7580.06%4.4641,923
28🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,7640.06%4.4641,940
29🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,7970.06%4.472968
30🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1,8430.05%4.4831,442
31🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3490.04%4.601484
32🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,6630.04%4.6452,413
33🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6930.04%4.651485
34🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7330.03%4.7562,913
35🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8470.03%4.751483
36🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3,9090.03%4.762967
37🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9230.03%4.761482
38🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0570.02%4.771485
39🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5300.02%4.791485
40🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3500.01%4.871485

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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