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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: 5 days ago from 27,561 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 Vueling 1 in 224.59%โ–ฒ 10.2516780,455
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 701.43%โ–ฒ 20.253717,796
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 871.15%โ–ฒ 30.255225,010
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 921.09%โ–ฒ 40.259344,805
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 941.07%โ–ฒ 50.252713,094
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1090.92%โ–ฒ 60.255627,119
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1480.67%โ–ฒ 70.73125,806
8๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1590.63%โ–ฒ 81.0162,903
9๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1590.63%โ–ฒ 91.0383,857
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1690.59%โ–ฒ 101.242311,115
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 111.4816881,223
12๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ฒ 121.9952,413
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2200.46%โ–ฒ 132.122713,008
14๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%โ–ฒ 142.2931,445
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2490.40%โ–ฒ 152.4573,400
16๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2580.39%โ–ฒ 162.5562,915
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 172.772813,518
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2850.35%โ–ฒ 182.78136,315
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2940.34%โ–ฒ 192.8452,408
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%โ–ฒ 202.8883,861
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 212.9094,336
22๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3020.33%โ–ฒ 222.9041,935
23๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 232.912311,163
24๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3090.32%โ–ฒ 242.952411,584
25๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3120.32%โ–ฒ 252.9752,409
26๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3150.32%โ–ฒ 262.9973,370
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3170.32%โ–ฒ 273.007536,110
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3220.31%โ–ฒ 283.038440,569
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 3270.31%โ–ฒ 293.0662,913
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3350.30%โ–ฒ 303.116631,995
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3360.30%โ–ฒ 313.11115,305
32๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 3430.29%โ–ฒ 323.1652,417
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 333.2931,449
34๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%โ–ฒ 343.342966
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3880.26%โ–ฒ 353.3752,416
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4200.24%โ–ฒ 363.492512,024
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 373.5683,886
38๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4460.22%โ–ฒ 383.58199,135
39๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4490.22%โ–ฒ 393.5952,429
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4590.22%โ–ฒ 403.6241,943
41๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4800.21%โ–ฒ 413.68157,233
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 4830.21%โ–ฒ 423.6983,880
43๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4830.21%โ–ฒ 433.6983,846
44๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 4980.20%โ–ฒ 443.73115,342
45๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5060.20%โ–ฒ 453.7531,457
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5090.20%โ–ฒ 463.76209,653
47๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5240.19%โ–ฒ 473.792967
48๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5390.19%โ–ฒ 483.831484
49๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 5410.18%โ–ฒ 493.8341,929
50๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5470.18%โ–ฒ 503.842411,594
51๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5760.17%โ–ฒ 513.9062,907
52๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6770.15%โ–ฒ 524.0631,452
53๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 6980.14%โ–ฒ 534.0952,421
54๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 6990.14%โ–ฒ 544.0931,450
55๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 7240.14%โ–ฒ 554.1241,932
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 564.1862,907
57๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7790.13%โ–ฒ 574.19104,815
58๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8590.12%โ–ฒ 584.2631,449
59๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8670.12%โ–ฒ 594.2762,906
60๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8840.11%โ–ฒ 604.2831,443
61๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0130.10%โ–ฒ 614.3741,941
62๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,0130.10%โ–ฒ 624.3841,925
63๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0600.09%โ–ฒ 634.402971
64๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1120.09%โ–ฒ 644.432967
65๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1450.09%โ–ฒ 654.451483
66๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1570.09%โ–ฒ 664.4531,448
67๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1730.09%โ–ฒ 674.462969
68๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2590.08%โ–ฒ 684.502964
69๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3000.08%โ–ฒ 694.5131,453
70๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 1,3340.07%โ–ฒ 704.532967
71๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3640.07%โ–ฒ 714.542969
72๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4200.07%โ–ฒ 724.552963
73๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4680.07%โ–ฒ 734.5741,936
74๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5140.07%โ–ฒ 744.5831,452
75๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5330.07%โ–ฒ 754.592962
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6130.06%โ–ฒ 764.612962
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8840.05%โ–ฒ 774.662962
78๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9790.05%โ–ฒ 784.681481
79๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0880.05%โ–ฒ 794.701486
80๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6830.04%โ–ฒ 804.762968
81๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1900.02%โ–ฒ 814.901484
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4240.01%โ–ฒ 824.951485
+= Median 1 in 4820.21%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
                  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‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia


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 London City London 1 in 621.62%โ–ฒ 10.2514,616
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 20.251046,167
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 901.11%โ–ฒ 30.25941,555
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%โ–ฒ 40.25836,932
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 50.251255,405
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 60.25941,545
7๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 70.25313,851
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 80.39627,703
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 90.6829,231
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 100.97523,080
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 111.47732,314
12๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 122.18313,852
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 132.64313,849
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 142.91418,465
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 153.25418,465
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 163.2929,232
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 173.37313,850
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 183.5129,234
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 193.5129,232
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 203.5229,233
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 213.7014,616
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 223.76313,846
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 233.8029,232
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 243.8229,233
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%โ–ฒ 253.8729,231
26๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%โ–ฒ 263.9029,234
27๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 273.9829,231
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 284.1414,615
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 294.2114,617
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 304.2129,234
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 314.2414,617
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 324.2814,617
33๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 334.3714,616
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 344.4314,617
+= Median 1 in 4060.25%


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 2780.36%1.582512,079
2North America1 in 3190.31%2.03531256,577
3Europe1 in 3710.27%2.44503242,485
4Middle East1 in 6100.16%3.446330,499
5Latin America1 in 7490.13%3.733617,453
6Asia1 in 8630.12%3.9016881,141
7Oceania1 in 1,3340.07%4.2983,855


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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 701.43%0.25209100,659
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1090.92%0.2511354,546
3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1590.63%0.2562,903
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1590.63%0.2583,857
5๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1910.52%0.255024,123
6๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4852,413
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2330.43%0.933617,400
8๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,445
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2490.40%1.1873,400
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3020.33%1.8541,935
11๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3030.33%1.862311,163
12๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3050.33%1.8912962,182
13๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3120.32%1.9652,409
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3150.32%1.9873,370
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 3270.31%2.0962,913
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3280.30%2.11481232,454
17๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3360.30%2.17115,305
18๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 3430.29%2.2352,417
19๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3490.29%2.283315,886
20๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3710.27%2.4431,449
21๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.512966
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4150.24%2.7183,886
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4490.22%2.8852,429
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4590.22%2.9341,943
25๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4740.21%3.00157,278
26๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4800.21%3.02157,233
27๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4830.21%3.0383,846
28๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 4980.20%3.09115,342
29๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5390.19%3.241484
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5760.17%3.3562,907
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6390.16%3.512311,112
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6430.16%3.522210,583
33๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6770.15%3.6031,452
34๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 6980.14%3.6452,421
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 7240.14%3.6941,932
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8590.12%3.8931,449
37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8670.12%3.9062,906
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 8840.11%3.9273,378
39๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0130.10%4.0641,941
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1450.09%4.171483
41๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1730.09%4.192969
42๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2590.08%4.252964
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2820.08%4.2652,418
44๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,3000.08%4.2731,453
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,3340.07%4.2983,855
46๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3640.07%4.302969
47๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4680.07%4.3541,936
48๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,8840.05%4.5094,354
49๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0880.05%4.541486
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4240.01%4.921485

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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