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: 6 days ago from 38,299 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🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 791.27%▲ 10.2510852,107
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1370.73%▲ 20.363315,981
3🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2030.49%▲ 31.873014,564
4🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2040.49%▲ 41.902913,989
5🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 2150.47%▲ 52.05125,798
6🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2150.47%▲ 62.0594,362
7🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 72.2931,447
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2550.39%▲ 82.5173,379
9🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3160.32%▲ 93.0083,885
10🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3390.29%▲ 103.1373,398
11🇿🇦 South African 1 in 3400.29%▲ 113.1462,895
12🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 3720.27%▲ 123.3031,446
13🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3780.26%▲ 133.3262,887
14🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 4210.24%▲ 143.4952,411
15🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4540.22%▲ 153.6183,857
16🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4830.21%▲ 163.6983,883
17🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4950.20%▲ 173.7241,924
18🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4970.20%▲ 183.7373,369
19🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5070.20%▲ 193.7531,455
20🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5110.20%▲ 203.765928,542
21🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5170.19%▲ 213.7731,457
22🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5250.19%▲ 223.792967
23🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 5370.19%▲ 233.82136,290
24🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 5640.18%▲ 243.88157,224
25🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5880.17%▲ 253.9262,903
26🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 6190.16%▲ 263.9862,906
27🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6260.16%▲ 273.992110,136
28🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6550.15%▲ 284.0394,337
29🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 7340.14%▲ 294.1431,444
30🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 7950.13%▲ 304.203416,435
31🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 8860.11%▲ 314.2894,337
32🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 8940.11%▲ 324.2983,882
33🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 9220.11%▲ 334.3141,934
34🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9560.10%▲ 344.341482
35🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9810.10%▲ 354.352971
36🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 9850.10%▲ 364.362411,625
37🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0780.09%▲ 374.412969
38🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1650.09%▲ 384.4641,939
39🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,2370.08%▲ 394.4962,894
40🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1,2700.08%▲ 404.501484
41🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2970.08%▲ 414.5131,445
42🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,3830.07%▲ 424.54167,740
43🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,5010.07%▲ 434.5873,367
44🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1,5490.06%▲ 444.5952,420
45🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7180.06%▲ 454.631483
46🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8440.05%▲ 464.661483
47🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,9240.05%▲ 474.672966
48🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9490.05%▲ 484.681481
49🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0950.05%▲ 494.701484
50🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3430.04%▲ 504.731485
51🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5880.04%▲ 514.761481
52🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6430.04%▲ 524.761483
53🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,7030.04%▲ 534.771483
54🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7280.04%▲ 544.771484
55🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8890.03%▲ 554.781484
56🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0480.03%▲ 564.791484
57🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 3,1080.03%▲ 574.801484
58🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2160.03%▲ 584.801482
59🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4790.03%▲ 594.821481
60🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 3,4830.03%▲ 604.821485
61🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6650.03%▲ 614.831482
62🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0260.02%▲ 624.841485
63🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0750.02%▲ 634.841483
64🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1460.02%▲ 644.851485
65🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5,3520.02%▲ 654.881485
66🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 5,5180.02%▲ 664.891482
67🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2150.02%▲ 674.901482
68🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3590.01%▲ 684.911484
69🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 10,1460.01%▲ 694.941485
+= Median 1 in 9810.10%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇬🇧 British Airways
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 IndiGo


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines
🥈
🇯🇵 ANA 		                  🥉
🇧🇷 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.)
1🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 432.34%▲ 10.252092,312
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 641.57%▲ 20.251883,084
3🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 801.26%▲ 30.25523,086
4🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1160.87%▲ 40.25732,314
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%▲ 50.251150,788
6🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1700.59%▲ 61.28523,082
7🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 2480.40%▲ 72.45523,080
8🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 82.64313,847
9🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 92.70313,846
10🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 103.7014,617
11🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 113.76313,850
12🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 123.8229,232
13🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 133.9929,232
14🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 144.1914,616
15🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%▲ 154.2014,616
16🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 164.2114,615
17🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 174.2414,617
18🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 184.3714,617
19🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 194.4314,617
20🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 204.4814,617
21🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 214.5614,617
22🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 224.6014,616
23🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 234.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 5370.19%


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.)
1Europe1 in 5640.18%3.31237114,392
2Africa1 in 7340.14%3.71104,822
3North America1 in 9330.11%3.9819393,332
4Middle East1 in 9810.10%4.034119,825
5Latin America1 in 2,2510.04%4.58146,757
6Asia1 in 2,6430.04%4.648742,156
7Oceania1 in 3,2160.03%4.7031,448


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 2030.49%0.317234,907
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9331,447
3🇨🇦 Canada1 in 2870.35%1.693717,872
4🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2910.34%1.74209,655
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 3400.29%2.2062,895
6🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3620.28%2.382813,515
7🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 3720.27%2.4531,446
8🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3780.26%2.4962,887
9🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 4210.24%2.7452,411
10🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4950.20%3.0841,924
11🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4970.20%3.0973,369
12🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5170.19%3.1631,457
13🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5250.19%3.192967
14🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 5370.19%3.23136,290
15🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5530.18%3.28146,766
16🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 6190.16%3.4662,906
17🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6550.15%3.5594,337
18🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 7190.14%3.6811856,939
19🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 7340.14%3.7131,444
20🇫🇷 France1 in 8940.11%3.9483,882
21🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9560.10%4.011482
22🇩🇪 Germany1 in 9700.10%4.02167,705
23🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 1,0270.10%4.08157,263
24🇺🇸 United States1 in 1,1200.09%4.1515675,461
25🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1,2700.08%4.251484
26🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5080.07%4.3752,419
27🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7180.06%4.451483
28🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8440.05%4.481483
29🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,9240.05%4.512966
30🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9490.05%4.511481
31🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,9620.05%4.5252,421
32🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3430.04%4.591485
33🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5880.04%4.631481
34🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7280.04%4.651484
35🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8890.03%4.671484
36🇵🇱 Poland1 in 3,1080.03%4.691484
37🇴🇲 Oman1 in 3,4830.03%4.731485
38🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 3,5380.03%4.732968
39🇦🇺 Australia1 in 3,5760.03%4.732967
40🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 3,6650.03%4.741482
41🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0750.02%4.771483
42🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 5,5180.02%4.831482
43🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3590.01%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).

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