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: 2 days ago from 38,274 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🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 671.50%▼ 40.252914,032
2🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 731.38%=0.258440,662
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 731.36%▼ 30.2511656,082
4🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 761.32%▼ 500.255124,759
5🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 851.18%▲ 40.255325,714
6🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 941.07%▼ 260.258541,044
7🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1290.78%▲ 40.25209,647
8🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1560.64%▼ 30.933818,345
9🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1680.59%▼ 161.23136,305
10🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1750.57%▼ 441.3841,933
11🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1810.55%▲ 41.50146,787
12🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1980.50%▼ 71.8194,338
13🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2160.46%▼ 152.07115,327
14🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2260.44%▲ 12.20104,827
15🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2580.39%▼ 52.54146,791
16🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2590.39%▲ 22.562713,048
17🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2630.38%▼ 42.5911555,587
18🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2870.35%▼ 122.809445,456
19🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2920.34%▲ 152.8373,368
20🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 3170.32%▼ 23.0031,454
21🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 3200.31%▼ 203.026933,428
22🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 3260.31%▼ 173.06188,711
23🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3370.30%▲ 83.122512,089
24🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3460.29%▲ 63.17104,841
25🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3490.29%▲ 153.1962,904
26🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3500.29%▲ 173.1931,447
27🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 3710.27%▲ 153.2931,449
28🇧🇩 Biman Bangladesh Airlines 1 in 3800.26%▼ 263.331485
29🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3830.26%▼ 53.3541,924
30🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3880.26%▲ 143.37104,827
31🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 3970.25%▲ 143.403315,981
32🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 4380.23%▼ 193.5583,859
33🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 4600.22%▲ 43.6283,873
34🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4660.21%▼ 33.6483,857
35🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4800.21%=3.68157,228
36🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4820.21%▼ 83.69167,772
37🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4910.20%▲ 43.714823,307
38🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4910.20%▲ 153.7141,938
39🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5000.20%▼ 103.732110,111
40🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5050.20%▲ 133.7573,379
41🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5180.19%▲ 333.7831,452
42🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6130.16%▲ 63.9731,453
43🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%▲ 124.012963
44🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 7320.14%▼ 104.132966
45🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 7380.14%▲ 34.14104,851
46🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7760.13%▼ 84.182971
47🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 7790.13%▲ 214.1962,898
48🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7980.13%▼ 64.211481
49🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 8970.11%▼ 54.2962,895
50🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 9100.11%▼ 44.3031,452
51🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9680.10%▼ 34.3531,444
52🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9890.10%▲ 284.362963
53🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0780.09%▼ 14.412969
54🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1400.09%=4.441485
55🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2770.08%▲ 174.5031,456
56🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 1,2910.08%▲ 134.512964
57🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3150.08%▲ 124.522970
58🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 1,3580.07%▲ 124.532962
59🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7140.06%▲ 54.631484
60🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1,8240.05%▲ 74.6531,457
61🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9350.05%▲ 74.671484
62🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 2,0910.05%▲ 84.702963
63🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0960.05%▲ 234.701484
64🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1190.05%▲ 104.701486
65🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3550.04%▲ 114.731483
66🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3790.04%▲ 124.731484
67🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8310.04%▲ 134.781483
68🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0410.03%▲ 144.791485
69🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 3,1120.03%▲ 224.801484
70🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2060.03%▲ 224.801484
71🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 3,3810.03%▲ 174.8131,454
72🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4530.03%▲ 224.821485
73🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6510.03%▲ 194.831484
74🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9150.03%▲ 204.841483
75🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0530.02%▲ 234.841485
76🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0580.02%▲ 224.841481
77🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 5,2180.02%▲ 234.881483
78🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1760.02%▲ 244.901485
79🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3940.01%▲ 254.911482
+= Median 1 in 5050.20%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 SpiceJet
🥈
🇮🇳 IndiGo 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL)


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 372.69%▲ 10.2523106,191
2🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 571.76%▲ 20.25732,316
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 681.48%▲ 30.251778,487
4🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1160.87%▲ 40.25732,315
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 50.251255,404
6🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%▲ 62.02418,464
7🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 72.64313,851
8🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 82.69313,849
9🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 92.96418,466
10🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 103.29313,851
11🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 113.4129,235
12🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 123.4129,232
13🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 4150.24%▲ 133.4829,231
14🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 143.49313,848
15🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 153.76313,851
16🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 164.1229,234
17🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 174.1914,617
18🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 184.2129,235
19🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 194.3714,617
20🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 204.4114,617
21🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1250.09%▲ 214.4414,617
22🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 224.4514,615
23🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 234.4814,616
24🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 244.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4070.25%


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%1.752210,636
2North America1 in 3200.31%2.03530256,449
3Europe1 in 4660.21%2.96326157,583
4Middle East1 in 4820.21%3.038440,633
5Asia1 in 9100.11%3.9620398,298
6Latin America1 in 9680.10%4.022713,047
7Oceania1 in 3,2060.03%4.7031,449


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🇮🇳 India1 in 731.38%0.2516680,408
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1680.59%0.25136,305
3🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1750.57%0.2541,933
4🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2260.44%0.80104,827
5🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2580.39%1.323617,404
6🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2590.39%1.332713,048
7🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2650.38%1.414220,319
8🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2920.34%1.7573,368
9🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 3020.33%1.853215,438
10🇺🇸 United States1 in 3030.33%1.86481232,791
11🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 3170.32%2.0031,454
12🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 3260.31%2.09188,711
13🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3460.29%2.25104,841
14🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3490.29%2.2862,904
15🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3500.29%2.2931,447
16🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 3710.27%2.4431,449
17🇧🇩 Bangladesh1 in 3800.26%2.501485
18🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3880.26%2.554923,657
19🇴🇲 Oman1 in 4380.23%2.8383,859
20🇫🇷 France1 in 4800.21%3.02157,228
21🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4910.20%3.0741,938
22🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5040.20%3.1213263,819
23🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5180.19%3.1731,452
24🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6130.16%3.4531,453
25🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6140.16%3.452612,574
26🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512963
27🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6680.15%3.582713,083
28🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 7540.13%3.74104,835
29🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7980.13%3.811481
30🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 8000.12%3.8194,340
31🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 9100.11%3.9631,452
32🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9680.10%4.0231,444
33🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,0660.09%4.1183,865
34🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1360.09%4.1631,456
35🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2770.08%4.2631,456
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,2910.08%4.262964
37🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,3840.07%4.3173,383
38🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7140.06%4.451484
39🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1,8240.05%4.4831,457
40🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9350.05%4.511484
41🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3550.04%4.601483
42🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3790.04%4.601484
43🇵🇱 Poland1 in 3,1120.03%4.691484
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 3,5820.03%4.732965
45🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 3,6510.03%4.741484
46🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9150.03%4.761483
47🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0530.02%4.771485
48🇯🇵 Japan1 in 6,1180.02%4.842965

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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My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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