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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: 3 days ago from 26,445 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 651.55%โ–ผ 20.257033,759
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 851.17%=0.2510048,187
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 911.09%โ–ผ 10.252813,602
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1020.98%โ–ผ 20.252512,029
5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1060.95%โ–ผ 20.25125,822
6๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1150.87%โ–ผ 100.256129,345
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1770.56%โ–ผ 71.42104,857
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 1820.55%โ–ฒ 31.52209,619
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2040.49%โ–ผ 41.893014,477
10๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ฒ 91.9852,416
11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%โ–ผ 232.0694,348
12๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2180.46%โ–ผ 212.0983,880
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 52.1913464,771
14๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%โ–ฒ 52.3031,442
15๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 2430.41%โ–ผ 92.3952,404
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 2430.41%โ–ผ 192.40167,699
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2490.40%โ–ฒ 72.46157,216
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2710.37%=2.6783,852
19๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2770.36%โ–ผ 362.7241,938
20๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 82.9652,427
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3330.30%โ–ผ 163.102411,538
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3740.27%โ–ผ 83.317234,903
23๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%โ–ฒ 123.352963
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 3930.25%โ–ฒ 23.39157,278
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 4080.24%โ–ผ 23.455828,041
26๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4120.24%โ–ผ 293.461485
27๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 4180.24%โ–ผ 283.4962,901
28๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4500.22%โ–ผ 223.59167,723
29๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4520.22%โ–ฒ 93.6052,416
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5020.20%โ–ผ 193.7473,399
31๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5060.20%โ–ฒ 53.752612,529
32๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5090.20%โ–ผ 233.7531,450
33๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 5250.19%โ–ผ 53.79209,635
34๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5260.19%โ–ผ 63.8052,423
35๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5410.18%โ–ฒ 73.8352,414
36๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5460.18%โ–ฒ 173.8441,943
37๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 5700.18%โ–ฒ 53.8931,457
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5700.18%โ–ผ 173.892970
39๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 5700.18%=3.89136,276
40๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5940.17%โ–ฒ 173.9341,941
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5990.17%โ–ผ 143.94136,260
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 6530.15%โ–ผ 24.033416,407
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6950.14%โ–ผ 44.0952,409
44๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7300.14%โ–ผ 114.132968
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 204.1552,405
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7620.13%โ–ฒ 34.1741,936
47๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 7790.13%โ–ฒ 164.192967
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8080.12%โ–ผ 34.2252,415
49๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 9490.11%โ–ฒ 344.331486
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9820.10%โ–ผ 54.352970
51๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 344.391485
52๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0490.10%โ–ผ 34.401483
53๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ผ 24.402964
54๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ฒ 14.4083,871
55๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0670.09%โ–ฒ 104.4131,454
56๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1490.09%โ–ฒ 354.451482
57๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2970.08%โ–ฒ 24.5131,445
58๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3610.07%โ–ฒ 294.532971
59๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3790.07%โ–ฒ 184.5441,927
60๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,4510.07%โ–ฒ 144.5673,389
61๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7530.06%โ–ฒ 134.642964
62๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,7860.06%โ–ฒ 74.6531,454
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8810.05%โ–ฒ 84.662964
64๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9650.05%โ–ฒ 104.6831,447
65๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9750.05%โ–ฒ 294.681482
66๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0250.05%โ–ฒ 144.692971
67๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1030.05%โ–ฒ 124.701482
68๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1250.05%โ–ฒ 134.701484
69๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5730.04%โ–ฒ 144.751484
70๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6570.04%โ–ฒ 154.761486
71๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7070.04%โ–ฒ 164.771482
72๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 2,9060.03%โ–ฒ 304.781481
73๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8280.03%โ–ฒ 184.831486
74๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9090.03%โ–ฒ 194.841483
75๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1480.02%โ–ฒ 204.851485
76๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5360.02%โ–ฒ 214.861484
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6960.02%โ–ฒ 224.871481
78๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1790.02%โ–ฒ 234.901485
79๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4030.01%โ–ฒ 244.951486
80๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3920.01%โ–ฒ 254.961482
+= Median 1 in 5960.17%


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
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  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‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern
๐Ÿฅˆ
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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,851
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 521.91%โ–ฒ 20.2527124,636
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 571.74%โ–ฒ 30.252092,316
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%โ–ฒ 40.251360,012
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 50.25418,465
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1010.99%โ–ฒ 60.25836,926
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 70.25836,927
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%โ–ฒ 80.46941,553
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 90.6829,233
10๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1880.53%โ–ฒ 101.62627,696
11๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 112.26523,077
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%โ–ฒ 122.44313,847
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 132.58313,847
14๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 142.77313,851
15๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 153.1229,232
16๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 163.37313,847
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4020.25%โ–ฒ 173.4329,235
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 4040.25%โ–ฒ 183.43313,851
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 193.47313,847
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%โ–ฒ 203.5229,231
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 213.76313,846
22๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 223.8029,232
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 233.8229,232
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 243.8629,231
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%โ–ฒ 253.99313,851
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 264.1414,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 274.2114,616
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 284.2129,234
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,615
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 304.2514,616
+= Median 1 in 3610.28%


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 2180.46%0.642411,644
2North America1 in 4080.24%2.67395190,890
3Europe1 in 5330.19%3.22299144,295
4Middle East1 in 5990.17%3.4110249,134
5Asia1 in 1,0450.10%4.0914770,969
6Oceania1 in 1,0670.09%4.1194,355
7Latin America1 in 2,9060.03%4.67157,237


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‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1060.95%0.25125,822
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1150.87%0.256129,345
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 1820.55%0.255024,189
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2040.49%0.3410952,584
5๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4752,416
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2180.46%0.6483,880
7๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9531,442
8๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 2430.41%1.0952,404
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 2490.40%1.19157,216
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2620.38%1.383617,385
11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2770.36%1.5841,938
12๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522963
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3930.25%2.583315,946
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4120.24%2.691485
15๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 4180.24%2.7362,901
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4500.22%2.89167,723
17๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4520.22%2.9052,416
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 5020.20%3.11362174,944
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 5240.19%3.1912158,327
20๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 5410.18%3.2462,912
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 5460.18%3.2641,943
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5460.18%3.262913,994
23๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 5570.18%3.292411,576
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 5700.18%3.3331,457
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6950.14%3.6352,409
26๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 7790.13%3.782967
27๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 9490.11%4.001486
28๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9820.10%4.032970
29๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,0450.10%4.0994,363
30๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0490.10%4.091483
31๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0520.10%4.102964
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0520.10%4.1083,871
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,0670.09%4.1194,355
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1490.09%4.171482
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2570.08%4.2462,891
36๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3610.07%4.302971
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3790.07%4.3141,927
38๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7530.06%4.462964
39๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9650.05%4.5231,447
40๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 2,0250.05%4.532971
41๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5730.04%4.631484
42๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7070.04%4.651482
43๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 2,9060.03%4.671481
44๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8280.03%4.751486
45๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,9090.03%4.761483
46๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5360.02%4.791484
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 4,6960.02%4.8041,930
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1210.01%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).

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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