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: 4 days ago from 31,817 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🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 342.95%▲ 10.2518187,074
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 511.95%▲ 20.258842,633
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 921.09%▲ 30.252813,534
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 971.03%▲ 40.25209,641
5🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1560.64%▲ 50.94146,788
6🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2110.47%▲ 62.0062,907
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2130.47%▲ 72.03178,205
8🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2180.46%▲ 82.09178,255
9🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2180.46%▲ 92.0973,386
10🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%▲ 102.2831,453
11🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2540.39%▲ 112.51104,834
12🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2540.39%▲ 122.5183,865
13🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2630.38%▲ 132.5941,926
14🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2690.37%▲ 142.642913,960
15🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2700.37%▲ 152.6583,874
16🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 2850.35%▲ 162.783014,423
17🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 172.8452,413
18🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2980.34%▲ 182.8762,888
19🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3500.29%▲ 193.19209,645
20🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3570.28%▲ 203.237636,592
21🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%▲ 213.332970
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3920.25%▲ 223.3994,347
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4200.24%▲ 233.497234,745
24🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 4560.22%▲ 243.61125,823
25🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5100.20%▲ 253.76209,639
26🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5620.18%▲ 263.8741,941
27🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5720.17%▲ 273.892311,097
28🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 5920.17%▲ 283.93104,830
29🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5980.17%▲ 293.94125,804
30🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 6450.15%▲ 304.0241,928
31🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 6490.15%▲ 314.0262,889
32🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6560.15%▲ 324.0441,943
33🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6910.14%▲ 334.0852,425
34🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 7000.14%▲ 344.10157,221
35🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7200.14%▲ 354.1241,941
36🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7650.13%▲ 364.1741,927
37🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 7680.13%▲ 374.183114,904
38🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7820.13%▲ 384.192963
39🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7910.13%▲ 394.201486
40🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 8530.12%▲ 404.262612,560
41🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8620.12%▲ 414.272962
42🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 8940.11%▲ 424.2962,904
43🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9250.11%▲ 434.322963
44🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 9390.11%▲ 444.3394,337
45🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9810.10%▲ 454.352971
46🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1740.09%▲ 464.4652,422
47🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1970.08%▲ 474.472963
48🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2250.08%▲ 484.4831,455
49🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2840.08%▲ 494.5131,447
50🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2920.08%▲ 504.5131,450
51🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3600.07%▲ 514.532972
52🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,4800.07%▲ 524.5752,419
53🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 1,5450.06%▲ 534.5941,939
54🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5560.06%▲ 544.5931,452
55🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5560.06%▲ 554.591484
56🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7460.06%▲ 564.642968
57🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8840.05%▲ 574.662962
58🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9470.05%▲ 584.671481
59🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,9820.05%▲ 594.6841,937
60🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0910.05%▲ 604.701485
61🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,0970.05%▲ 614.701484
62🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3760.04%▲ 624.731485
63🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5100.04%▲ 634.751483
64🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,6990.04%▲ 644.771484
65🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7060.04%▲ 654.771483
66🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6390.03%▲ 664.831486
67🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8930.03%▲ 674.841485
68🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0540.02%▲ 684.841481
69🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0570.02%▲ 694.841485
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5360.02%▲ 704.861484
71🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4970.02%▲ 714.881484
+= Median 1 in 7650.13%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific


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 472.11%▲ 10.251883,093
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 482.09%▲ 20.2524110,817
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 30.251255,392
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 42.18313,846
5🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 52.64313,850
6🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2930.34%▲ 62.84313,849
7🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 72.8414,616
8🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 82.96418,465
9🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3820.26%▲ 93.34418,469
10🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 103.4329,233
11🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 113.4814,617
12🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 123.49313,849
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,234
14🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 143.8729,235
15🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 153.9129,232
16🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 164.1229,232
17🇵🇭 Aquino Manila 1 in 7600.13%▲ 174.1714,617
18🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%▲ 184.2014,617
19🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 8240.12%▲ 194.2314,616
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 204.2414,616
21🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 214.2514,617
22🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 224.2614,616
23🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 234.3329,234
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,617
25🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 254.4114,617
26🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 264.4814,617
+= Median 1 in 5460.18%


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 2110.47%0.512813,560
2Middle East1 in 3800.26%2.508139,074
3Europe1 in 7000.14%3.6419192,206
4North America1 in 7020.14%3.65263126,792
5Asia1 in 8390.12%3.87319153,874
6Latin America1 in 1,1570.09%4.183215,507
7Oceania1 in 2,6310.04%4.642963


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 511.95%0.25289139,348
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1560.64%0.25146,788
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2110.47%0.5162,907
4🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2130.47%0.555024,153
5🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2180.46%0.64178,255
6🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9231,453
7🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2540.39%1.2783,865
8🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2630.38%1.3941,926
9🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2700.37%1.484622,181
10🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3500.29%2.29209,645
11🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502970
12🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3920.26%2.572913,985
13🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 4560.22%2.92125,823
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 4790.21%3.024320,713
15🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5620.18%3.3141,941
16🇫🇷 France1 in 5980.17%3.41125,804
17🇨🇦 Canada1 in 6190.16%3.46167,719
18🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 6450.15%3.5341,928
19🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6910.14%3.6252,425
20🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7200.14%3.6841,941
21🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7570.13%3.75104,847
22🇺🇸 United States1 in 7670.13%3.76247119,073
23🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 7820.13%3.792963
24🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7910.13%3.801486
25🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8620.12%3.902962
26🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8830.11%3.92178,183
27🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9250.11%3.972963
28🇩🇪 Germany1 in 9390.11%3.9994,337
29🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9810.10%4.032971
30🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1740.09%4.1952,422
31🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2250.08%4.2231,455
32🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2840.08%4.2631,447
33🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3600.07%4.302972
34🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5560.06%4.391484
35🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,5560.06%4.3994,353
36🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7460.06%4.462968
37🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9470.05%4.511481
38🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,0970.05%4.551484
39🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3760.04%4.601485
40🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5100.04%4.621483
41🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7060.04%4.651483
42🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,8930.03%4.761485
43🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0380.02%4.762970
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 4,0540.02%4.771481
45🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0570.02%4.771485
46🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4970.02%4.831484

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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