LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

🧳💨 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: 4 days ago from 26,971 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.)
1🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 342.92%=0.2510651,110
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 771.30%▼ 90.2511153,665
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 861.16%=0.253014,432
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1160.86%▼ 10.253918,844
5🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1340.75%▼ 10.27199,173
6🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1810.55%▼ 371.5073,400
7🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1990.50%▼ 131.8194,332
8🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%▼ 351.9952,411
9🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2110.48%▲ 21.9914469,332
10🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%▲ 62.2831,451
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2820.35%▼ 32.762110,126
12🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2860.35%▼ 312.78136,292
13🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 3040.33%▲ 42.92209,697
14🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 3070.33%▼ 182.942612,523
15🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3440.29%▼ 263.166933,283
16🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%▲ 43.2762,888
17🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%▼ 263.342965
18🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3860.26%▼ 253.3652,425
19🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 4110.24%▼ 43.4694,336
20🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4290.23%▼ 233.5241,936
21🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 4350.23%▼ 73.54167,769
22🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4490.22%▲ 123.59167,726
23🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 4500.22%▼ 73.596029,008
24🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4520.22%▼ 193.6052,415
25🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4570.22%▲ 123.612311,062
26🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4760.21%▲ 183.672968
27🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 4920.20%▲ 33.71157,270
28🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5200.19%▲ 103.7831,447
29🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5210.19%▲ 123.7831,445
30🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5280.19%▲ 83.804220,276
31🇱🇺 Luxair 1 in 5380.19%▲ 293.821485
32🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5420.18%▼ 113.8352,409
33🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5560.18%▼ 103.86146,739
34🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 5610.18%▲ 73.87157,260
35🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5960.17%▲ 63.9441,932
36🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6180.16%▲ 153.9731,442
37🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 6450.16%▼ 64.0262,907
38🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 6810.15%▲ 24.07157,215
39🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 6860.15%▲ 64.0883,873
40🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6900.14%▼ 34.08199,194
41🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6940.14%▼ 24.0952,413
42🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7610.13%▼ 14.1741,939
43🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 7700.13%▲ 284.1852,416
44🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 8050.12%▲ 14.2141,927
45🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8100.12%▲ 24.2252,410
46🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8540.12%▲ 304.2631,456
47🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8680.12%▲ 54.2762,904
48🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8720.11%▲ 104.2741,937
49🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8730.11%▲ 64.272968
50🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 8840.11%▲ 314.2841,929
51🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9620.10%▲ 84.3431,454
52🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9740.10%▲ 274.3541,925
53🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9900.10%▲ 104.362962
54🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 114.391486
55🇲🇾 Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0480.10%▲ 124.401484
56🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0520.10%▲ 134.402964
57🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0520.10%▲ 314.402964
58🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0800.09%▲ 154.412967
59🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 1,1160.09%▲ 164.432964
60🇮🇷 Iran Air 1 in 1,1500.09%▲ 174.451481
61🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2100.08%▲ 184.481482
62🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2530.08%▲ 314.492968
63🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2540.08%▲ 204.4931,446
64🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3170.08%▲ 214.522969
65🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3370.07%▲ 224.5341,942
66🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3630.07%▲ 274.5431,443
67🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3740.07%▲ 244.542962
68🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1,4570.07%▲ 254.571485
69🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4760.07%▲ 344.5741,925
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5230.07%▲ 274.5831,443
71🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5320.07%▲ 284.591481
72🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5570.06%▲ 324.5931,450
73🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,7260.06%▲ 364.632970
74🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9760.05%▲ 314.681482
75🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2,0280.05%▲ 324.691485
76🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6670.04%▲ 334.761484
77🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8390.04%▲ 434.781482
78🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8940.03%▲ 354.841485
+= Median 1 in 6880.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Vueling
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇱 LATAM Chile
🥈
🇳🇱 Transavia 		                  🥉
🇦🇺 Jetstar


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.)
1🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 214.86%▲ 10.25313,847
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 611.63%▲ 20.2523106,168
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%▲ 30.251360,024
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 821.22%▲ 40.251464,640
5🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 50.25732,312
6🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 60.25313,852
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%▲ 70.97523,077
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 81.09523,087
9🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1790.56%▲ 91.47732,321
10🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%▲ 101.58418,462
11🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%▲ 111.85418,465
12🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%▲ 122.02418,464
13🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%▲ 132.75418,463
14🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 142.8414,617
15🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 152.91418,462
16🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 162.96418,465
17🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%▲ 173.21313,852
18🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 183.29313,850
19🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 193.35313,851
20🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 203.4129,233
21🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%▲ 213.5129,231
22🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 223.5229,235
23🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 233.76313,849
24🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%▲ 243.81313,850
25🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 253.9129,235
26🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 264.0614,616
27🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 274.1414,617
28🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 284.2114,617
29🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 294.2414,616
30🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 304.3329,231
31🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 314.4114,616
32🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 324.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 3300.30%


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.)
1North America1 in 4860.21%3.05412198,670
2Africa1 in 5170.19%3.16167,741
3Europe1 in 5610.18%3.31394190,204
4Oceania1 in 8100.12%3.83104,822
5Asia1 in 8610.12%3.9011053,177
6Middle East1 in 8840.11%3.935325,617
7Latin America1 in 9620.10%4.012612,566


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.)
1🇪🇸 Spain1 in 861.16%0.2513766,027
2🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1810.55%0.2573,400
3🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4852,411
4🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9231,451
5🇮🇳 India1 in 3040.33%1.886430,966
6🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3080.32%1.922813,526
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,888
8🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.512965
9🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3930.25%2.582713,032
10🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 4110.24%2.6994,336
11🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4290.23%2.7841,936
12🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 4350.23%2.82167,769
13🇫🇷 France1 in 4490.22%2.89167,726
14🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4520.22%2.9052,415
15🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4760.21%3.012968
16🇺🇸 United States1 in 4860.21%3.05385185,638
17🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5160.19%3.1613263,825
18🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5170.19%3.162712,994
19🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 5190.19%3.17146,773
20🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5200.19%3.1731,447
21🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5210.19%3.1831,445
22🇱🇺 Luxembourg1 in 5380.19%3.241485
23🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6180.16%3.4631,442
24🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 6860.15%3.6283,873
25🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6940.14%3.6352,413
26🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 7700.13%3.7752,416
27🇦🇺 Australia1 in 8100.12%3.83104,822
28🇩🇪 Germany1 in 8470.12%3.88178,230
29🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8540.12%3.8931,456
30🇯🇵 Japan1 in 8680.12%3.9062,904
31🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8720.11%3.9141,937
32🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 8730.11%3.912968
33🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9620.10%4.0131,454
34🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 9720.10%4.022110,118
35🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9900.10%4.042962
36🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0440.10%4.091486
37🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0520.10%4.102964
38🇮🇷 Iran1 in 1,1500.09%4.171481
39🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2100.08%4.211482
40🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2530.08%4.242968
41🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 1,2880.08%4.2652,407
42🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,3170.08%4.2873,394
43🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3630.07%4.3031,443
44🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3740.07%4.312962
45🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,3890.07%4.3262,896
46🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4760.07%4.3641,925
47🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2,0280.05%4.531485
48🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,8940.03%4.761485

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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