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: 3 days ago from 36,320 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🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 841.19%▲ 10.255426,005
2🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1060.94%▲ 20.252411,574
3🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1070.94%▲ 30.25125,770
4🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1180.85%▲ 40.255928,595
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1210.83%▲ 50.25167,769
6🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1290.77%▲ 60.25209,625
7🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1390.72%▲ 70.464421,154
8🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2180.46%▲ 82.0973,386
9🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2200.46%▲ 92.12167,764
10🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 2580.39%▲ 102.54157,278
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2580.39%▲ 112.542311,088
12🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2750.36%▲ 122.6983,859
13🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 2780.36%▲ 132.7341,931
14🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 2930.34%▲ 142.837636,607
15🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%▲ 152.8883,865
16🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 3090.32%▲ 162.95199,197
17🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 3150.32%▲ 172.992713,083
18🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3380.30%▲ 183.127033,892
19🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3480.29%▲ 193.182971
20🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3860.26%▲ 203.36104,856
21🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 3910.26%▲ 213.382612,562
22🇿🇦 South African 1 in 4090.24%▲ 223.4552,407
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4450.22%▲ 233.586832,801
24🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 4460.22%▲ 243.5841,929
25🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 4680.21%▲ 253.652813,562
26🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 4840.21%▲ 263.6941,937
27🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5280.19%▲ 273.805124,744
28🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 5330.19%▲ 283.8173,372
29🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5400.19%▲ 293.8341,934
30🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5540.18%▲ 303.86146,767
31🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 5670.18%▲ 313.88146,771
32🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5740.17%▲ 323.902964
33🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5960.17%▲ 333.9494,353
34🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6990.14%▲ 344.09125,826
35🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 7510.13%▲ 354.1631,453
36🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7670.13%▲ 364.171481
37🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8790.11%▲ 374.2841,923
38🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8820.11%▲ 384.2831,445
39🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9270.11%▲ 394.322962
40🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9890.10%▲ 404.362963
41🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0500.10%▲ 414.401483
42🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,1580.09%▲ 424.4594,365
43🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2270.08%▲ 434.4831,453
44🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2500.08%▲ 444.492971
45🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,3510.07%▲ 454.5331,444
46🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 1,3550.07%▲ 464.532964
47🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1,3770.07%▲ 474.5441,930
48🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1,4670.07%▲ 484.571482
49🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5570.06%▲ 494.591484
50🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7260.06%▲ 504.632970
51🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1,7900.06%▲ 514.6541,940
52🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1,8140.06%▲ 524.652965
53🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,9180.05%▲ 534.672969
54🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9780.05%▲ 544.681482
55🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0300.05%▲ 554.692969
56🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,0980.05%▲ 564.701483
57🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5620.04%▲ 574.751486
58🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6960.04%▲ 584.771484
59🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,9020.03%▲ 594.781482
60🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9060.03%▲ 604.841484
61🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1830.02%▲ 614.851481
62🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5410.02%▲ 624.861484
63🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 5,2140.02%▲ 634.881483
64🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2080.02%▲ 644.901483
65🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 7,4170.01%▲ 654.911483
+= Median 1 in 5960.17%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 Air India
🥈
🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 		                  🥉
🇰🇪 Kenya Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇬🇧 easyJet
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL)


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🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 531.87%▲ 10.251673,857
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 721.39%▲ 20.251673,846
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1410.71%▲ 30.511046,164
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 1690.59%▲ 41.24418,468
5🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1850.54%▲ 51.58627,697
6🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%▲ 62.02418,468
7🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 2180.46%▲ 72.10732,316
8🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 2450.41%▲ 82.42313,848
9🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 92.61313,851
10🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 2660.38%▲ 102.62313,849
11🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 2690.37%▲ 112.64732,308
12🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 122.69313,849
13🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 132.8414,617
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 3580.28%▲ 143.23313,847
15🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 153.3929,233
16🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 163.4114,617
17🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 173.49313,851
18🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%▲ 183.7914,616
19🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 193.9029,233
20🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 204.1229,235
21🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 214.2129,231
22🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%▲ 224.2214,616
23🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 234.2514,616
24🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%▲ 244.2814,617
25🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 254.4614,616
26🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 264.4814,616
27🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2400.08%▲ 274.4914,615
28🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 284.5214,617
+= Median 1 in 3750.27%


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 2750.36%1.542512,036
2North America1 in 3860.26%2.54379183,137
3Middle East1 in 5540.18%3.2912058,109
4Oceania1 in 7120.14%3.6773,381
5Asia1 in 1,2270.08%4.2313866,536
6Europe1 in 1,2500.08%4.2414570,140
7Latin America1 in 1,8680.05%4.49125,792


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🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1070.94%0.25125,770
2🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1180.85%0.255928,595
3🇮🇳 India1 in 1210.83%0.2511454,928
4🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2750.36%1.5483,859
5🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 2780.36%1.5941,931
6🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 3090.32%1.93199,197
7🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3480.29%2.272971
8🇺🇸 United States1 in 3630.28%2.38344166,229
9🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3860.26%2.543516,908
10🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 4090.24%2.6752,407
11🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4570.22%2.923215,492
12🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 4740.21%3.00178,230
13🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 4840.21%3.0441,937
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5110.20%3.143717,916
15🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 5330.19%3.2273,372
16🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 5470.18%3.263617,428
17🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6990.14%3.64125,826
18🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7120.14%3.67125,798
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 7510.13%3.7331,453
20🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7670.13%3.761481
21🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8790.11%3.9241,923
22🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9270.11%3.972962
23🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0500.10%4.101483
24🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2500.08%4.242971
25🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,3510.07%4.3031,444
26🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1,3770.07%4.3141,930
27🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1,4670.07%4.352311,072
28🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,5570.06%4.391484
29🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7260.06%4.452970
30🇫🇷 France1 in 1,7900.06%4.4741,940
31🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,8970.05%4.5041,934
32🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,9180.05%4.502969
33🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9780.05%4.521482
34🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0300.05%4.532969
35🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,0980.05%4.551483
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5620.04%4.631486
37🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6960.04%4.651484
38🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,9020.03%4.671482
39🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9060.03%4.761484
40🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5410.02%4.791484
41🇯🇵 Japan1 in 5,2140.02%4.821483
42🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 6,2080.02%4.851483

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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