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

Featured on: NY Post | Mashable | MSN | Business Today | Economic Times | Reddit | Hacker News | Product Hunt

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: 6 days ago from 40,430 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🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 681.47%▼ 70.253818,281
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1040.96%▲ 10.25178,250
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1090.92%▼ 240.257837,867
4🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1110.90%=0.253516,830
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1490.67%=0.76136,277
6🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1680.59%=1.233516,991
7🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1750.57%▼ 201.383516,869
8🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1790.56%▼ 21.4713263,858
9🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1890.53%▲ 61.652411,538
10🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1920.52%▼ 31.716832,964
11🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1950.51%=1.7615574,752
12🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 2230.45%▼ 152.1773,370
13🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2250.44%▼ 52.19167,769
14🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2310.43%▼ 132.26115,317
15🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2480.40%▲ 62.453215,487
16🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2510.40%▲ 22.4810851,955
17🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2600.38%▼ 102.563918,918
18🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2700.37%▲ 12.66136,306
19🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2760.36%▼ 82.7083,846
20🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3170.32%▲ 53.00115,288
21🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3190.31%▼ 63.0141,926
22🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 3200.31%▲ 33.022311,170
23🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 3370.30%▼ 43.12125,792
24🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3370.30%▼ 33.1283,874
25🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3480.29%▲ 183.1862,911
26🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3480.29%▲ 243.1831,455
27🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3500.29%=3.192965
28🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3540.28%▲ 73.212210,588
29🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 3640.27%▲ 23.2641,940
30🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3680.27%▲ 33.28199,178
31🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 3980.25%▲ 43.412964
32🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▲ 53.461485
33🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4120.24%▲ 63.4694,361
34🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4520.22%▲ 73.6052,411
35🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4630.22%▲ 83.6341,923
36🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4760.21%▲ 93.672969
37🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4910.20%▲ 103.7141,940
38🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4940.20%▲ 123.72178,244
39🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 4940.20%▲ 143.724521,680
40🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5070.20%▲ 133.7531,454
41🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5290.19%▲ 143.8052,410
42🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5560.18%▲ 153.862968
43🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 6110.16%▲ 203.9694,350
44🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6160.16%▲ 173.97178,204
45🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6500.15%▲ 214.03115,340
46🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 7210.14%▲ 194.1231,449
47🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7240.14%▲ 204.1341,931
48🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7660.13%▲ 214.171482
49🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7670.13%▲ 224.1741,923
50🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8590.12%▲ 234.262965
51🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 9440.11%▲ 244.3331,448
52🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9700.10%▲ 254.352966
53🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1450.09%▲ 264.451483
54🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 274.4641,935
55🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1760.09%▲ 284.4652,416
56🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2120.08%▲ 294.481482
57🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2580.08%▲ 304.502965
58🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2740.08%▲ 314.501482
59🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 374.5131,444
60🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3290.08%▲ 334.522971
61🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5600.06%▲ 494.592965
62🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,5990.06%▲ 354.602971
63🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8370.05%▲ 364.662970
64🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,9270.05%▲ 444.672965
65🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9600.05%▲ 384.682964
66🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0250.05%▲ 394.692971
67🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0940.05%▲ 404.701484
68🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3840.04%▲ 414.731483
69🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6890.04%▲ 424.762966
70🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 3,5000.03%▲ 544.821483
71🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7620.03%▲ 444.831482
72🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5660.02%▲ 454.861481
73🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2100.02%▲ 464.901482
74🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3760.01%▲ 474.911483
+= Median 1 in 4920.20%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia


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🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 452.23%▲ 10.251987,718
2🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 621.62%▲ 20.2514,616
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1640.61%▲ 31.14732,320
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1650.61%▲ 41.16523,081
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,938
6🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 62.58313,849
7🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 72.8414,617
8🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 3580.28%▲ 83.23313,850
9🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 93.36313,846
10🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 103.4114,617
11🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 113.4329,232
12🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 123.47313,849
13🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%▲ 133.68313,850
14🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 143.7014,616
15🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%▲ 153.7529,235
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 163.9929,233
17🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 174.2114,617
18🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 184.2514,616
19🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 194.2614,616
20🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%▲ 204.2814,616
21🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 214.3329,232
22🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 224.4614,616
23🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 234.4814,616
24🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 244.5914,615
25🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 254.6014,616
+= Median 1 in 4810.21%


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 2510.40%1.22601290,122
2Africa1 in 2960.34%1.79125,772
3Europe1 in 4420.23%2.85353170,957
4Middle East1 in 7210.14%3.686933,322
5Asia1 in 7480.13%3.739043,378
6Latin America1 in 8940.11%3.943014,479
7Oceania1 in 1,1220.09%4.15188,700


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🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1350.74%0.258541,214
2🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1680.59%0.257134,305
3🇮🇳 India1 in 1750.57%0.257234,685
4🇬🇷 Greece1 in 2230.45%0.7573,370
5🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2250.44%0.795827,990
6🇺🇸 United States1 in 2560.39%1.28530255,817
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2760.36%1.5583,846
8🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3170.32%2.00115,288
9🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3190.31%2.0241,926
10🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3290.30%2.1111254,365
11🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3480.29%2.2762,911
12🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3480.29%2.2731,455
13🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3500.29%2.292965
14🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3540.28%2.323818,343
15🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3680.27%2.42199,178
16🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 3980.25%2.612964
17🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.691485
18🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4520.22%2.9052,411
19🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 4630.22%2.9541,923
20🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4760.21%3.002969
21🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4910.20%3.0641,940
22🇩🇪 Germany1 in 4940.20%3.08178,244
23🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5560.18%3.292968
24🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 5740.17%3.34125,809
25🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 6110.16%3.4594,350
26🇫🇷 France1 in 6500.15%3.54115,340
27🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7240.14%3.6941,931
28🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7660.13%3.761482
29🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8590.12%3.892965
30🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 8840.11%3.9373,375
31🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9700.10%4.022966
32🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 9790.10%4.03188,687
33🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1760.09%4.1952,416
34🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2120.08%4.221482
35🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2580.08%4.242965
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,2740.08%4.251482
37🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,3290.08%4.29167,734
38🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5600.06%4.392965
39🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,8370.05%4.482970
40🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,9270.05%4.512965
41🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,9600.05%4.522964
42🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0250.05%4.532971
43🇴🇲 Oman1 in 3,5000.03%4.731483
44🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7620.03%4.7562,900
45🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5660.02%4.791481
46🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3760.01%4.871483

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.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY AIRLINE LIST AND LUGGAGELOSERS.COM AND WHILE WE ENDEAVOUR TO KEEP THE INFORMATION UP TO DATE AND CORRECT, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, SUITABILITY OR AVAILABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ANY RELIANCE YOU PLACE ON SUCH INFORMATION IS THEREFORE STRICTLY AT YOUR OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE. THROUGH THIS WEBSITE YOU ARE ABLE TO LINK TO OTHER WEBSITES WHICH ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF AIRLINE LIST AND LUGGAGELOSERS.COM. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE NATURE, CONTENT AND AVAILABILITY OF THOSE SITES. THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINKS DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSE THE VIEWS EXPRESSED WITHIN THEM. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO KEEP THE WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. HOWEVER, AIRLINE LIST AND LUGGAGELOSERS.COM TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, THE WEBSITE BEING TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.