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: 7 hours ago from 37,841 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🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 761.31%▼ 310.255124,565
2🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 851.18%▼ 10.252311,078
3🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 891.13%▼ 50.256933,214
4🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 941.06%▲ 30.259043,719
5🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1001.00%▼ 290.257938,265
6🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1080.93%▲ 20.254220,251
7🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1400.72%▲ 50.4752,417
8🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1700.59%▲ 31.26136,254
9🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1970.51%▲ 21.79136,303
10🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2810.36%▼ 12.7594,371
11🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%▲ 12.8783,873
12🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 3570.28%▲ 63.2252,412
13🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3670.27%▼ 103.278239,800
14🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3710.27%▼ 213.297335,176
15🇧🇩 Biman Bangladesh Airlines 1 in 3800.26%▼ 353.331485
16🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 3810.26%▼ 273.345828,117
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3870.26%▼ 73.37188,724
18🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 3930.25%▲ 63.39157,225
19🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4510.22%▼ 23.6052,417
20🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4530.22%▲ 73.60136,314
21🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4530.22%▲ 123.6083,868
22🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4760.21%▼ 283.672969
23🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5000.20%▼ 63.7373,379
24🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5050.20%▼ 63.7573,379
25🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5110.20%▲ 113.7631,444
26🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5240.19%▼ 243.792967
27🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 5810.17%▲ 123.9162,885
28🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5810.17%▼ 163.91188,695
29🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5970.17%▼ 113.94136,280
30🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5990.17%▲ 143.94125,799
31🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6040.17%▲ 133.95146,741
32🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6550.15%▲ 54.03209,685
33🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 6590.15%▲ 54.043617,372
34🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 7020.14%▲ 154.1031,444
35🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 7320.14%▼ 154.132966
36🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7410.13%▼ 104.1552,404
37🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 7750.13%▲ 124.1852,418
38🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7770.13%▲ 124.182969
39🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7940.13%▼ 114.201484
40🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9240.11%▼ 104.312964
41🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 9260.11%▲ 244.3241,941
42🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,0750.09%▼ 84.4152,415
43🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1160.09%▲ 234.431482
44🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1390.09%▲ 224.441486
45🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 1,1960.08%▲ 64.472964
46🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,2310.08%▼ 44.4962,909
47🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1,2710.08%▼ 34.501484
48🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 1,3480.07%▼ 24.532969
49🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3730.07%▲ 84.542962
50🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4500.07%=4.562964
51🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7100.06%▲ 14.631485
52🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9460.05%▲ 24.672971
53🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9490.05%▲ 224.671481
54🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9700.05%▲ 214.681483
55🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2,0390.05%▲ 54.691482
56🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1340.05%▲ 204.701482
57🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2,1710.05%▲ 204.711481
58🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3260.04%▲ 114.732971
59🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3600.04%▲ 214.731482
60🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5640.04%▲ 104.751485
61🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6280.04%▲ 114.761485
62🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2,7530.04%▲ 134.772966
63🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8220.04%▲ 134.781485
64🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0580.03%▲ 224.791482
65🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 3,3780.03%▲ 174.8131,455
66🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6720.03%▲ 214.831481
67🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8340.03%▲ 174.831485
68🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1510.02%▲ 184.851485
69🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 5,1980.02%▲ 194.881485
+= Median 1 in 7320.14%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines
🥈
🇮🇳 SpiceJet 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 IndiGo


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL)
🥈
🇸🇬 Scoot 		                  🥉
🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia


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 531.87%▲ 10.251673,864
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 721.39%▲ 20.251673,876
3🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 30.25313,849
4🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1410.71%▲ 40.511046,155
5🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 52.64313,847
6🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 62.65313,849
7🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 72.77313,850
8🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 82.8414,617
9🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 93.29313,851
10🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 103.4129,233
11🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 113.49313,851
12🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%▲ 123.68313,848
13🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 133.8729,233
14🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 143.9029,231
15🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 153.9829,234
16🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 164.1414,616
17🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 174.2114,616
18🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 184.2129,234
19🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 8240.12%▲ 194.2314,617
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 204.2414,617
21🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 214.4114,617
22🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 224.4614,617
23🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 234.4814,616
24🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5290.07%▲ 244.5914,617
+= Median 1 in 5190.19%


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.)
1North America1 in 4140.24%2.70411198,822
2Middle East1 in 5140.19%3.156430,920
3Europe1 in 6290.16%3.49221107,038
4Asia1 in 1,0750.09%4.1216378,548
5Africa1 in 1,2710.08%4.25157,220
6Latin America1 in 1,6620.06%4.43157,252
7Oceania1 in 1,9490.05%4.511481


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 891.13%0.2513464,544
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1400.72%0.2552,417
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1700.59%0.25136,254
4🇺🇸 United States1 in 3710.27%2.44392189,605
5🇧🇩 Bangladesh1 in 3800.26%2.501485
6🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3870.26%2.55188,724
7🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 3930.25%2.59157,225
8🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 3940.25%2.592612,568
9🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4510.22%2.9052,417
10🇪🇸 Spain1 in 4530.22%2.902311,137
11🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4620.22%2.942512,098
12🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4760.21%3.002969
13🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5000.20%3.1073,379
14🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5240.19%3.192967
15🇮🇹 Italy1 in 5810.17%3.3662,885
16🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 5970.17%3.412110,140
17🇫🇷 France1 in 5990.17%3.41125,799
18🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6040.17%3.43146,741
19🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 7020.14%3.6531,444
20🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 7220.14%3.6810149,041
21🇨🇦 Canada1 in 7750.13%3.77199,218
22🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7940.13%3.801484
23🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9240.11%3.972964
24🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1160.09%4.151482
25🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1390.09%4.1731,452
26🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 1,1960.08%4.212964
27🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2580.08%4.2462,889
28🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1,2710.08%4.251484
29🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3730.07%4.312962
30🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 1,3940.07%4.3252,426
31🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4500.07%4.352964
32🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,5260.07%4.3862,900
33🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7100.06%4.441485
34🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,9460.05%4.512971
35🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9490.05%4.511481
36🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9700.05%4.521483
37🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2,0390.05%4.531482
38🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,3260.04%4.592971
39🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3600.04%4.601482
40🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5640.04%4.631485
41🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2,7530.04%4.652966
42🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 3,6720.03%4.741481
43🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8340.03%4.751485
44🇯🇵 Japan1 in 5,1980.02%4.821485

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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