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 28,775 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 781.28%▲ 10.253315,968
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1120.90%▲ 20.25167,702
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1700.59%▲ 31.275024,228
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1730.58%▲ 41.342612,591
5🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1790.56%▲ 51.463416,492
6🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1810.55%▲ 61.50146,801
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2120.47%▲ 72.02178,243
8🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2270.44%▲ 82.2194,336
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2430.41%▲ 92.3983,856
10🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2740.36%▲ 102.6983,862
11🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%▲ 112.8262,904
12🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2920.34%▲ 122.8352,424
13🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2990.33%▲ 132.8894,361
14🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3050.33%▲ 142.9252,421
15🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3460.29%▲ 153.17178,256
16🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3580.28%▲ 163.238440,763
17🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3850.26%▲ 173.3594,355
18🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3970.25%▲ 183.4162,901
19🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4130.24%▲ 193.4794,356
20🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4150.24%▲ 203.471481
21🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 4170.24%▲ 213.4852,429
22🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4300.23%▲ 223.53188,717
23🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4850.21%▲ 233.7083,861
24🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4930.20%▲ 243.7141,933
25🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%▲ 253.8841,927
26🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5700.18%▲ 263.892970
27🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6130.16%▲ 273.9731,453
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 6150.16%▲ 283.974421,246
29🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%▲ 294.012963
30🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6500.15%▲ 304.03136,267
31🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6520.15%▲ 314.03115,327
32🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 6960.14%▲ 324.09104,856
33🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 7190.14%▲ 334.1231,453
34🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7800.13%▲ 344.192965
35🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 7920.13%▲ 354.20104,847
36🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 8030.12%▲ 364.21136,297
37🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8440.12%▲ 374.2573,368
38🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 8770.11%▲ 384.28157,234
39🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 8790.11%▲ 394.2841,939
40🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 9150.11%▲ 404.3162,906
41🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 9250.11%▲ 414.3283,869
42🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9670.10%▲ 424.3531,445
43🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9710.10%▲ 434.3541,931
44🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,0060.10%▲ 444.372210,643
45🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,0130.10%▲ 454.3741,926
46🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0460.10%▲ 464.391485
47🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1,0780.09%▲ 474.412210,621
48🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 484.4641,936
49🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1750.09%▲ 494.462968
50🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3200.08%▲ 504.522966
51🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6050.06%▲ 514.612967
52🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7110.06%▲ 524.631485
53🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7570.06%▲ 534.642962
54🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7980.06%▲ 544.6531,444
55🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9660.05%▲ 554.681484
56🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1300.05%▲ 564.701483
57🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2690.04%▲ 574.722968
58🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6650.04%▲ 584.761484
59🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7060.04%▲ 594.771483
60🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4470.03%▲ 604.821486
61🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6530.03%▲ 614.831484
62🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6990.03%▲ 624.831482
63🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7490.03%▲ 634.831484
64🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8380.03%▲ 644.831484
65🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9170.03%▲ 654.841482
66🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0490.02%▲ 664.841486
67🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1720.02%▲ 674.851482
68🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0960.02%▲ 684.882965
69🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1880.02%▲ 694.901484
70🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3600.01%▲ 704.911484
+= Median 1 in 7980.13%


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 		                  🥉
🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines


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🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 293.41%▲ 10.251046,162
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 20.251150,783
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%▲ 30.251046,172
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 40.39627,703
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,928
6🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1790.56%▲ 61.47732,320
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 72.58313,848
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 82.65313,848
9🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 92.91418,466
10🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 103.4114,616
11🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 113.47313,847
12🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 123.4814,616
13🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 133.7014,617
14🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 143.76313,847
15🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 153.8029,231
16🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 163.8229,233
17🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 173.8629,231
18🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 183.9029,233
19🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 194.0614,616
20🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 204.1414,616
21🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 214.1914,616
22🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 224.2114,617
23🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 234.2129,234
24🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 244.2114,617
25🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 254.2514,616
26🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 264.3714,615
27🇰🇷 Incheon Seoul 1 in 1,1240.09%▲ 274.4414,617
28🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 284.4614,617
29🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%▲ 294.5214,616
+= Median 1 in 5300.19%


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 2830.35%1.642512,065
2Europe1 in 4160.24%2.72234113,217
3North America1 in 6150.16%3.45229110,904
4Middle East1 in 8790.11%3.924722,749
5Latin America1 in 1,0580.09%4.102311,118
6Oceania1 in 1,6050.06%4.4173,377
7Asia1 in 2,1300.05%4.558340,184


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 1790.56%0.256832,939
2🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1980.50%0.253114,936
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2120.47%0.535526,635
4🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2270.44%0.8194,336
5🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2740.36%1.5483,862
6🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7462,904
7🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3020.33%1.857234,880
8🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3850.26%2.5394,355
9🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4130.24%2.7094,356
10🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4150.24%2.711481
11🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 4170.24%2.7252,429
12🇨🇦 Canada1 in 4850.21%3.042713,088
13🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4930.20%3.0741,933
14🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5310.19%3.21199,198
15🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,927
16🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6130.16%3.4531,453
17🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512963
18🇫🇷 France1 in 6520.15%3.54115,327
19🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 6960.14%3.64104,856
20🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 7910.13%3.802612,594
21🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8440.12%3.8773,368
22🇺🇸 United States1 in 8730.11%3.9120297,816
23🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 9150.11%3.9662,906
24🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9670.10%4.0231,445
25🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0460.10%4.091485
26🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,0930.09%4.13146,753
27🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1420.09%4.1731,448
28🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1750.09%4.192968
29🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,5230.07%4.3852,410
30🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,6050.06%4.4173,377
31🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7110.06%4.441485
32🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7570.06%4.462962
33🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7060.04%4.651483
34🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,7990.04%4.6631,452
35🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7490.03%4.7562,904
36🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8380.03%4.751484
37🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9170.03%4.761482
38🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3,9210.03%4.762964
39🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0490.02%4.771486
40🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3600.01%4.871484

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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