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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 25,880 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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 821.21%โ–ฒ 10.255526,492
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1360.73%โ–ฒ 20.365124,774
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1490.67%โ–ฒ 30.76178,231
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2120.47%โ–ฒ 42.0262,896
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 2140.47%โ–ฒ 52.04125,816
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2240.45%โ–ฒ 62.1752,404
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2430.41%โ–ฒ 72.402512,132
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 82.8362,892
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2980.34%โ–ฒ 92.8762,890
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 102.9141,928
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 3240.31%โ–ฒ 113.05125,776
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 123.2562,891
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3880.26%โ–ฒ 133.3741,938
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4120.24%โ–ฒ 143.461484
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 4510.22%โ–ฒ 153.59199,135
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4540.22%โ–ฒ 163.6083,859
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 4560.22%โ–ฒ 173.616631,975
18๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4870.21%โ–ฒ 183.7041,925
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 5040.20%โ–ฒ 193.7452,407
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5740.17%โ–ฒ 203.902964
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5900.17%โ–ฒ 213.9362,891
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5960.17%โ–ฒ 223.94125,824
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 6220.16%โ–ฒ 233.9862,891
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6620.15%โ–ฒ 244.0441,925
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 6900.14%โ–ฒ 254.083918,933
26๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6970.14%โ–ฒ 264.091485
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7320.14%โ–ฒ 274.132965
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7590.13%โ–ฒ 284.172971
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 294.2131,444
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8440.12%โ–ฒ 304.2573,384
31๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 8580.12%โ–ฒ 314.262967
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 8670.12%โ–ฒ 324.27125,827
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 9040.11%โ–ฒ 334.3031,444
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 9290.11%โ–ฒ 344.3283,852
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0120.10%โ–ฒ 354.37136,270
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ฒ 364.392970
37๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,1240.09%โ–ฒ 374.442110,186
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 1,1310.09%โ–ฒ 384.442964
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,1590.09%โ–ฒ 394.4531,444
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,2340.08%โ–ฒ 404.49188,681
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,5480.06%โ–ฒ 414.5952,422
42๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5630.06%โ–ฒ 424.591482
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5950.06%โ–ฒ 434.6052,409
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9440.05%โ–ฒ 444.672964
45๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9810.05%โ–ฒ 454.681481
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,0360.05%โ–ฒ 464.6952,414
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1270.05%โ–ฒ 474.701484
48๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2,1890.05%โ–ฒ 484.711484
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5640.04%โ–ฒ 494.751485
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6940.04%โ–ฒ 504.761485
51๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 2,7970.04%โ–ฒ 514.7731,456
52๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 2,9460.03%โ–ฒ 524.782965
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0380.03%โ–ฒ 534.791485
54๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6930.03%โ–ฒ 544.831483
55๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8340.03%โ–ฒ 554.831485
56๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0220.02%โ–ฒ 564.841485
57๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0640.02%โ–ฒ 574.841484
58๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1740.02%โ–ฒ 584.851482
59๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5360.02%โ–ฒ 594.861484
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6520.02%โ–ฒ 604.861485
61๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3810.02%โ–ฒ 614.881483
62๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5,5110.02%โ–ฒ 624.891482
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2320.02%โ–ฒ 634.901481
64๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4490.01%โ–ฒ 644.951484
65๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3440.01%โ–ฒ 654.961483
+= Median 1 in 9040.11%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
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๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul


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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 571.74%โ–ฒ 10.252092,328
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%โ–ฒ 20.251464,617
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 621.62%โ–ฒ 30.2514,617
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 671.49%โ–ฒ 40.252196,937
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 50.25836,937
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1160.87%โ–ฒ 60.25732,314
7๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 70.25313,847
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 81.98627,702
9๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 92.26523,078
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%โ–ฒ 102.44313,850
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 112.64418,462
12๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 122.8414,617
13๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 133.1229,231
14๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 143.31313,847
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 153.5129,232
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 163.8629,233
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 173.9129,232
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%โ–ฒ 183.9629,234
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 193.9829,234
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%โ–ฒ 203.99313,852
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%โ–ฒ 214.1729,232
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 224.2114,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 234.2414,616
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 244.4014,616
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 254.6014,616
+= Median 1 in 3370.30%


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 2920.34%1.75136,272
2Middle East1 in 6990.14%3.647234,909
3Europe1 in 7980.13%3.8113263,730
4North America1 in 9640.10%4.0119594,404
5Asia1 in 2,3250.04%4.5910349,733
6Oceania1 in 4,0220.02%4.761485
7Latin America1 in 5,0450.02%4.8152,413


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1360.73%0.255124,774
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2120.47%0.5262,896
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2240.45%0.7552,404
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2430.41%1.098440,548
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2920.34%1.7562,892
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3030.33%1.8641,928
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4120.24%2.701484
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4540.22%2.912210,640
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 4600.22%2.94199,160
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 5040.20%3.1252,407
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5740.17%3.342110,125
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5900.17%3.39178,203
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5960.17%3.41125,824
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6220.16%3.4762,891
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 6570.15%3.5552,422
16๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 6970.14%3.641485
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8250.12%3.853215,402
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 8310.12%3.86157,271
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 8580.12%3.892967
20๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0460.10%4.092970
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 1,1310.09%4.162964
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,1590.09%4.1831,444
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,1800.08%4.1952,408
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,2340.08%4.2317484,279
25๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5630.06%4.391482
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9810.05%4.521481
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 2,1890.05%4.571484
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5640.04%4.631485
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6940.04%4.651485
30๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 2,7970.04%4.6631,456
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 2,9460.03%4.682965
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8340.03%4.751485
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,9190.03%4.762965
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 4,0220.02%4.761485
35๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0640.02%4.771484
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5360.02%4.791484
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3270.02%4.822966
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5,5110.02%4.831482
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1330.01%4.932967

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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