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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: 7 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 224.57%โ–ฒ 10.2516579,987
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 891.13%โ–ฒ 20.252914,018
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 30.254622,143
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1060.95%โ–ฒ 40.252411,644
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 1170.86%โ–ฒ 50.257335,242
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1170.85%โ–ฒ 60.255225,213
7๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1590.63%โ–ฒ 71.0262,894
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1620.62%โ–ฒ 81.10115,299
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1950.51%โ–ฒ 91.75209,621
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2160.46%โ–ฒ 102.0714067,434
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2370.42%โ–ฒ 112.332512,044
12๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2540.39%โ–ฒ 122.5152,415
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2900.34%โ–ฒ 132.8262,910
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 142.8452,410
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2970.34%โ–ฒ 152.8783,877
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 2990.33%โ–ฒ 162.8894,370
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 172.9652,427
18๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3110.32%โ–ฒ 182.9752,417
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 3300.30%โ–ฒ 193.0862,886
20๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3360.30%โ–ฒ 203.122210,647
21๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3500.29%โ–ฒ 213.192965
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3650.27%โ–ฒ 223.2662,907
23๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 233.28199,203
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 243.296028,900
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3720.27%โ–ฒ 253.3031,447
26๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%โ–ฒ 263.342967
27๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 273.3652,422
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 283.406028,858
29๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 4020.25%โ–ฒ 293.4231,453
30๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%โ–ฒ 303.5241,940
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 4310.23%โ–ฒ 313.536330,326
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4610.22%โ–ฒ 323.6341,934
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 4610.22%โ–ฒ 333.6383,864
34๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4680.21%โ–ฒ 343.65188,692
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4800.21%โ–ฒ 353.6883,872
36๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 4990.20%โ–ฒ 363.73167,702
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 4990.20%โ–ฒ 373.73115,323
38๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5060.20%โ–ฒ 383.7573,372
39๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 393.7631,446
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 403.76209,635
41๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 5210.19%โ–ฒ 413.79209,693
42๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5220.19%โ–ฒ 423.792971
43๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5340.19%โ–ฒ 433.8173,369
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 5390.19%โ–ฒ 443.8241,939
45๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5400.19%โ–ฒ 453.831484
46๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5520.18%โ–ฒ 463.85136,293
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 5530.18%โ–ฒ 473.8573,390
48๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5670.18%โ–ฒ 483.8841,924
49๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6780.15%โ–ฒ 494.0731,451
50๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6920.14%โ–ฒ 504.0852,421
51๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 7000.14%โ–ฒ 514.0952,415
52๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 7760.13%โ–ฒ 524.18178,173
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 534.18104,825
54๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7810.13%โ–ฒ 544.1962,894
55๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8600.12%โ–ฒ 554.2631,447
56๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8690.12%โ–ฒ 564.2762,901
57๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9600.10%โ–ฒ 574.3431,457
58๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0140.10%โ–ฒ 584.3841,939
59๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,0140.10%โ–ฒ 594.3841,924
60๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 604.402962
61๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0670.09%โ–ฒ 614.412965
62๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1090.09%โ–ฒ 624.432970
63๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1470.09%โ–ฒ 634.451482
64๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1590.09%โ–ฒ 644.4531,444
65๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1710.09%โ–ฒ 654.462971
66๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2520.08%โ–ฒ 664.492969
67๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3130.08%โ–ฒ 674.522971
68๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3670.07%โ–ฒ 684.542966
69๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4170.07%โ–ฒ 694.552965
70๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5080.07%โ–ฒ 704.5831,457
71๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5310.07%โ–ฒ 714.592963
72๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9520.05%โ–ฒ 724.682968
73๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9670.05%โ–ฒ 734.6831,445
74๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9710.05%โ–ฒ 744.681483
75๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0890.05%โ–ฒ 754.701485
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6640.04%โ–ฒ 764.761484
77๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6800.04%โ–ฒ 774.762969
78๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2120.03%โ–ฒ 784.801483
79๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7460.03%โ–ฒ 794.831484
80๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2260.02%โ–ฒ 804.901481
81๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,5140.01%โ–ฒ 814.951481
+= Median 1 in 5210.19%


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‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL 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‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 10.251046,173
2๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1010.99%โ–ฒ 20.25836,926
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%โ–ฒ 30.25836,936
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 40.25941,540
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 50.251150,776
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 60.39627,704
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 70.6829,233
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1960.51%โ–ฒ 81.77418,462
9๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%โ–ฒ 91.8229,231
10๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 102.18313,852
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2510.40%โ–ฒ 112.48523,081
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 122.64313,848
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 132.91418,462
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 143.25418,468
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 153.37313,847
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,233
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 173.5129,232
18๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4890.20%โ–ฒ 183.7014,615
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 193.8229,231
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 203.9029,233
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 214.1414,616
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 224.1514,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%โ–ฒ 234.1729,234
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 244.2114,616
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 254.2129,232
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 264.2414,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%โ–ฒ 274.2814,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 284.3714,616
29๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 294.4014,616
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 304.4314,617
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1250.09%โ–ฒ 314.4414,617
32๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2390.08%โ–ฒ 324.4914,616
+= 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 3230.31%2.06209,683
2North America1 in 4130.24%2.70439211,480
3Europe1 in 4680.21%2.97447216,237
4Middle East1 in 6090.16%3.445627,072
5Latin America1 in 8610.12%3.903215,465
6Asia1 in 8690.12%3.9114771,061
7Oceania1 in 2,6640.04%4.6462,891


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 891.13%0.2519996,414
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1170.85%0.2510349,779
3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1590.63%0.2562,894
4๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 2140.47%0.564521,666
5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2540.39%1.2752,415
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2690.37%1.462813,473
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2900.34%1.7362,910
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3100.32%1.9452,427
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3160.32%2.0010751,706
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 3300.30%2.1262,886
11๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 3500.29%2.292965
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3650.27%2.4062,907
13๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3670.27%2.41199,203
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3720.27%2.4431,447
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3790.26%2.492813,570
16๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
17๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 4020.25%2.6431,453
18๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,940
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4610.22%2.9441,934
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 4610.22%2.9483,864
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4620.22%2.94394189,815
22๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4800.21%3.0283,872
23๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4820.21%3.0373,382
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 4990.20%3.10115,323
25๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5400.19%3.241484
26๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5520.18%3.28136,293
27๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5670.18%3.3241,924
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6360.16%3.512210,619
29๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6670.15%3.582110,136
30๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6780.15%3.6031,451
31๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6920.14%3.6352,421
32๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 7000.14%3.6452,415
33๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 7750.13%3.7794,334
34๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8600.12%3.9031,447
35๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8690.12%3.9162,901
36๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9600.10%4.0131,457
37๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0140.10%4.0641,939
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1470.09%4.171482
39๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1710.09%4.192971
40๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2520.08%4.242969
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2780.08%4.2652,427
42๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3130.08%4.2862,911
43๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3670.07%4.312966
44๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,9520.05%4.512968
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9670.05%4.5231,445
46๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0890.05%4.551485
47๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 2,6640.04%4.6462,891
48๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 3,7460.03%4.7583,859
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,5140.01%4.921481

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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