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 29,122 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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1850.54%=1.58104,815
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2150.47%=2.052110,170
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 3230.31%=3.0483,852
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3710.27%โ–ผ 33.29104,843
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 4340.23%โ–ผ 33.54146,799
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4380.23%โ–ผ 53.5552,421
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 33.5641,925
8๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4760.21%โ–ฒ 33.672968
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 33.7041,930
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 5160.19%=3.7773,397
11๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5850.17%โ–ฒ 23.9262,915
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5910.17%โ–ผ 183.9331,455
13๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%โ–ผ 74.012964
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 6550.15%โ–ผ 34.03136,286
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 7510.13%โ–ฒ 34.1631,453
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7630.13%โ–ผ 124.172966
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7760.13%โ–ฒ 44.1852,416
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8430.12%โ–ฒ 44.2573,391
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 8970.11%โ–ผ 44.2931,456
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 9480.11%โ–ผ 24.333215,391
21๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9660.10%=4.3441,924
22๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 1,0200.10%โ–ฒ 74.382964
23๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0510.10%โ–ฒ 74.401482
24๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ผ 14.4083,869
25๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1,1640.09%โ–ฒ 14.4662,904
26๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2270.08%โ–ฒ 84.4831,453
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,2330.08%=4.4962,903
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1,2730.08%โ–ฒ 94.502965
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3740.07%โ–ผ 24.5441,934
30๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4550.07%โ–ฒ 44.561486
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5200.07%โ–ผ 124.582970
32๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5570.06%โ–ฒ 34.591483
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,7240.06%โ–ผ 194.632971
34๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 1,7910.06%โ–ผ 34.6541,938
35๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,9300.05%โ–ผ 44.67146,766
36๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9640.05%โ–ผ 144.6831,447
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9650.05%โ–ฒ 54.681485
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9780.05%โ–ฒ 54.681481
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0100.05%โ–ผ 134.681481
40๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0920.05%โ–ฒ 64.701485
41๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1060.05%โ–ฒ 64.701481
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ EVA Air 1 in 2,3750.04%โ–ฒ 44.731485
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3760.04%โ–ฒ 74.731485
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6230.04%โ–ฒ 24.7694,364
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7110.04%โ–ฒ 54.771482
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,7770.04%โ–ฒ 14.7783,857
47๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8370.04%โ–ฒ 64.781482
48๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3,4810.03%โ–ผ 44.8231,452
49๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 3,5010.03%โ–ฒ 54.821483
50๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8880.03%โ–ผ 24.841482
51๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3,9870.03%โ–ผ 14.842963
52๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4,3780.02%โ–ฒ 64.8631,449
53๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6740.02%โ–ฒ 64.861483
54๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0600.02%โ–ฒ 64.872972
55๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3660.02%โ–ฒ 64.881484
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1760.02%โ–ฒ 54.901485
+= Median 1 in 1,3220.08%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia
                  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 10.25941,541
2๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 20.25732,314
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 30.251569,247
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 681.48%โ–ฒ 40.251778,494
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 811.24%โ–ฒ 50.251046,157
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 931.07%โ–ฒ 60.251360,005
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 70.97836,925
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%โ–ฒ 81.93418,462
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 2350.43%โ–ฒ 92.31627,703
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 2440.41%โ–ฒ 102.4129,234
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 112.58313,846
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 123.2829,232
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 133.31313,848
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 143.37313,847
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 153.47313,847
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,231
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 173.5129,232
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 183.76313,851
19๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 193.8029,232
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 203.8229,231
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 214.1514,616
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 224.1914,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%โ–ฒ 234.2014,617
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 244.2614,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 254.3714,617
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 264.4314,616
27๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 274.4514,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 284.5614,617
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 294.6014,616
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Capital Beijing 1 in 1,7320.06%โ–ฒ 304.6314,617
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%โ–ฒ 314.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4250.24%


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 5200.19%3.17136,274
2Asia1 in 6960.14%3.634421,321
3Latin America1 in 1,3740.07%4.31199,170
4Europe1 in 1,4550.07%4.358641,595
5Middle East1 in 1,4620.07%4.35188,716
6North America1 in 2,0140.05%4.538541,019


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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 1850.54%0.25104,815
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 4340.23%2.813918,899
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4380.23%2.8352,421
4๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4390.23%2.8441,925
5๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4760.21%3.012968
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 5160.19%3.16167,734
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512964
8๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6560.15%3.55115,325
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 7510.13%3.7331,453
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 8080.12%3.82125,808
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8250.12%3.852411,612
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 9020.11%3.9573,399
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 9660.10%4.0241,924
14๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 1,0200.10%4.072964
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1,0420.10%4.0962,904
16๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0510.10%4.101482
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0520.10%4.1083,869
18๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1,1640.09%4.1862,904
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2270.08%4.2331,453
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3740.07%4.3141,934
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5570.06%4.391483
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,7240.06%4.452971
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 1,7910.06%4.4741,938
24๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9640.05%4.5231,447
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9780.05%4.521481
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal1 in 2,0100.05%4.531481
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0920.05%4.551485
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 2,3360.04%4.597335,211
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan1 in 2,3750.04%4.601485
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7110.04%4.651482
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 2,8240.04%4.6641,937
32๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 3,5010.03%4.731483
33๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3210.02%4.822968
34๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 5,3660.02%4.821484

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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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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