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: 21 hours ago from 41,181 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 761.32%▲ 10.253416,465
2🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1070.93%▲ 20.25188,731
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1100.91%▲ 30.257737,381
4🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1260.80%▲ 40.255928,477
5🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1280.78%▲ 50.253516,984
6🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1300.77%▲ 60.253014,441
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1400.72%▲ 70.462612,552
8🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1810.55%▲ 81.5113063,124
9🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1850.54%▲ 91.573215,465
10🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1870.54%▲ 101.6116278,144
11🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1910.52%▲ 111.683215,474
12🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1930.52%▲ 121.726832,849
13🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2230.45%▲ 132.1683,860
14🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2510.40%▲ 142.473114,957
15🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 2600.39%▲ 152.5662,901
16🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2730.37%▲ 162.682914,079
17🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2810.36%▲ 172.7573,385
18🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2830.35%▲ 182.7694,338
19🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2910.34%▲ 192.832411,603
20🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2940.34%▲ 202.8552,404
21🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3130.32%▲ 212.9873,389
22🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3180.31%▲ 223.0141,930
23🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 3380.30%▲ 233.13115,317
24🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3380.30%▲ 243.1383,861
25🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3450.29%▲ 253.16167,702
26🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3520.28%▲ 263.20104,843
27🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3830.26%▲ 273.352210,619
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3980.25%▲ 283.416832,801
29🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 3990.25%▲ 293.412963
30🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4020.25%▲ 303.42104,857
31🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4290.23%▲ 313.5241,933
32🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4350.23%▲ 323.5483,848
33🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5080.20%▲ 333.7531,453
34🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5260.19%▲ 343.802964
35🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5260.19%▲ 353.8041,927
36🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 5340.19%▲ 363.8152,418
37🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5510.18%▲ 373.85136,307
38🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6170.16%▲ 383.97178,195
39🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6380.16%▲ 394.011481
40🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 7510.13%▲ 404.1631,452
41🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7620.13%▲ 414.171484
42🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 7810.13%▲ 424.19136,297
43🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 8200.12%▲ 434.232713,056
44🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9230.11%▲ 444.312965
45🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 9460.11%▲ 454.3331,445
46🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9560.10%▲ 464.341482
47🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9630.10%▲ 474.3441,929
48🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9680.10%▲ 484.352968
49🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 9780.10%▲ 494.3562,906
50🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0810.09%▲ 504.412967
51🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1390.09%▲ 514.441485
52🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1630.09%▲ 524.4631,453
53🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2760.08%▲ 534.501481
54🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3070.08%▲ 544.5231,446
55🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3510.07%▲ 554.5331,456
56🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5520.06%▲ 564.592970
57🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6030.06%▲ 574.602968
58🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9380.05%▲ 584.672967
59🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2370.04%▲ 594.721481
60🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2740.04%▲ 604.722966
61🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3440.04%▲ 614.732963
62🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3860.04%▲ 624.731483
63🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5160.04%▲ 634.751482
64🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5780.04%▲ 644.751483
65🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6380.04%▲ 654.761483
66🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6850.04%▲ 664.762967
67🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7460.04%▲ 674.771481
68🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8900.03%▲ 684.781484
69🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0540.03%▲ 694.791483
70🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6970.03%▲ 704.831482
71🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7440.03%▲ 714.831484
72🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6150.02%▲ 724.861483
73🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5180.02%▲ 734.891482
74🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2190.02%▲ 744.901482
75🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,4060.01%▲ 754.911481
76🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4930.01%▲ 764.951482
+= Median 1 in 6270.16%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇳 SpiceJet 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇯🇵 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 175.74%▲ 10.2549226,181
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 941.06%▲ 20.251569,242
3🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 30.25313,848
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 40.25732,313
5🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 50.25313,852
6🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1850.54%▲ 61.58627,700
7🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1910.52%▲ 71.69627,697
8🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2020.49%▲ 81.87627,702
9🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 91.87418,467
10🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2890.35%▲ 102.81523,087
11🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%▲ 112.83418,466
12🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 3140.32%▲ 122.98418,464
13🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 133.12313,851
14🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 143.4129,233
15🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 153.47313,847
16🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 163.4814,616
17🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 173.5229,231
18🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 183.7014,617
19🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%▲ 193.7914,617
20🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 204.1414,616
21🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 214.2114,617
22🇪🇸 Barajas Madrid 1 in 9660.10%▲ 224.3414,617
23🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 234.4014,617
24🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 244.4114,616
25🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 254.4514,616
26🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5290.07%▲ 264.5914,617
27🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 274.6014,616
28🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 284.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4060.25%


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 3160.32%1.99115,319
2North America1 in 3310.30%2.13504243,679
3Europe1 in 3830.26%2.52388187,593
4Middle East1 in 5770.17%3.358440,591
5Oceania1 in 6880.15%3.62199,211
6Latin America1 in 1,6780.06%4.432913,978
7Asia1 in 2,5780.04%4.6310450,361


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 1280.78%0.258541,190
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1400.72%0.256531,421
3🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1830.55%0.2514771,172
4🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1850.54%0.256330,391
5🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2070.48%0.417636,708
6🇬🇷 Greece1 in 2600.39%1.3462,901
7🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2810.36%1.6273,385
8🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2910.34%1.742411,603
9🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3130.32%1.9673,389
10🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3180.31%2.0241,930
11🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3450.29%2.25167,702
12🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3520.28%2.304320,766
13🇩🇪 Germany1 in 3830.26%2.522210,619
14🇺🇸 United States1 in 3980.25%2.61441213,288
15🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 3990.25%2.622963
16🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4290.23%2.7941,933
17🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4350.23%2.8283,848
18🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4980.20%3.09146,762
19🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5260.19%3.192964
20🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5260.19%3.1941,927
21🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5340.19%3.22178,243
22🇫🇷 France1 in 5510.18%3.27136,307
23🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6380.16%3.511481
24🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 7510.13%3.7431,452
25🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7620.13%3.751484
26🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9230.11%3.972965
27🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9560.10%4.011482
28🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9630.10%4.0141,929
29🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9680.10%4.022968
30🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 9780.10%4.0362,906
31🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 9800.10%4.03188,678
32🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1630.09%4.1831,453
33🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3070.08%4.2731,446
34🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3510.07%4.3031,456
35🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5520.06%4.392970
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,7080.06%4.442964
37🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2550.04%4.5831,447
38🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5160.04%4.621482
39🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 2,6610.04%4.6431,450
40🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7460.04%4.651481
41🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8900.03%4.671484
42🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3,6970.03%4.741482
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7440.03%4.7541,929
44🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5180.02%4.831482
45🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7400.01%4.862965
46🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,4060.01%4.871481

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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