A live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

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.

#	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 83	1.21%	▲ 1	0.25	31	14,997
2	🇮🇳 SpiceJet	1 in 130	0.77%	▲ 2	0.25	15	7,221
3	🇬🇧 easyJet	1 in 135	0.74%	▲ 3	0.30	55	26,563
4	🇮🇳 Air India	1 in 150	0.67%	▲ 4	0.78	30	14,528
5	🇬🇧 British Airways	1 in 155	0.65%	▲ 5	0.91	55	26,613
6	🇪🇸 Vueling	1 in 165	0.61%	▲ 6	1.16	22	10,625
7	🇮🇪 Ryanair	1 in 215	0.47%	▲ 7	2.05	61	29,534
8	🇮🇪 Aer Lingus	1 in 222	0.45%	▲ 8	2.14	8	3,881
9	🇮🇳 IndiGo	1 in 226	0.44%	▲ 9	2.20	27	13,048
10	🇨🇦 Air Canada	1 in 238	0.42%	▲ 10	2.33	25	12,032
11	🇺🇸 American Airlines	1 in 243	0.41%	▲ 11	2.39	124	60,062
12	🇦🇪 Emirates	1 in 310	0.32%	▲ 12	2.96	25	12,092
13	🇺🇸 JetBlue	1 in 318	0.31%	▲ 13	3.01	25	12,092
14	🇰🇪 Kenya Airways	1 in 319	0.31%	▲ 14	3.01	4	1,926
15	🇶🇦 Qatar Airways	1 in 333	0.30%	▲ 15	3.10	21	10,155
16	🇺🇸 United Airlines	1 in 352	0.28%	▲ 16	3.20	67	32,473
17	🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines	1 in 366	0.27%	▲ 17	3.27	6	2,894
18	🇨🇴 Avianca	1 in 366	0.27%	▲ 18	3.27	15	7,254
19	🇬🇧 Jet2	1 in 385	0.26%	▲ 19	3.35	7	3,393
20	🇨🇭 Swiss	1 in 395	0.25%	▲ 20	3.40	5	2,413
21	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines	1 in 396	0.25%	▲ 21	3.40	2	971
22	🇳🇱 KLM	1 in 415	0.24%	▲ 22	3.47	9	4,330
23	🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines	1 in 423	0.24%	▲ 23	3.50	6	2,903
24	🇪🇬 EgyptAir	1 in 428	0.23%	▲ 24	3.52	4	1,941
25	🇮🇹 ITA Airways	1 in 432	0.23%	▲ 25	3.53	8	3,880
26	🇦🇪 Etihad Airways	1 in 442	0.23%	▲ 26	3.57	8	3,855
27	🇩🇪 Lufthansa	1 in 467	0.21%	▲ 27	3.64	18	8,719
28	🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines	1 in 485	0.21%	▲ 28	3.69	8	3,869
29	🇪🇸 Air Europa	1 in 488	0.20%	▲ 29	3.70	3	1,447
30	🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines	1 in 500	0.20%	▲ 30	3.73	54	26,140
31	🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic	1 in 510	0.20%	▲ 31	3.76	3	1,446
32	🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines	1 in 518	0.19%	▲ 32	3.78	3	1,452
33	🇭🇺 Wizz Air	1 in 523	0.19%	▲ 33	3.79	4	1,940
34	🇧🇭 Gulf Air	1 in 523	0.19%	▲ 34	3.79	2	969
35	🇦🇺 Jetstar	1 in 534	0.19%	▲ 35	3.81	5	2,417
36	🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines	1 in 634	0.16%	▲ 36	4.00	1	484
37	🇫🇷 Air France	1 in 719	0.14%	▲ 37	4.12	10	4,832
38	🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian	1 in 761	0.13%	▲ 38	4.17	1	485
39	🇦🇺 Qantas	1 in 808	0.12%	▲ 39	4.22	5	2,416
40	🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines	1 in 808	0.12%	▲ 40	4.22	13	6,253
41	🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas	1 in 922	0.11%	▲ 41	4.31	2	966
42	🇳🇱 Transavia	1 in 939	0.11%	▲ 42	4.33	3	1,456
43	🇷🇸 Air Serbia	1 in 951	0.11%	▲ 43	4.33	1	485
44	🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia	1 in 965	0.10%	▲ 44	4.34	4	1,926
45	🇦🇪 Air Arabia	1 in 1,086	0.09%	▲ 45	4.42	2	962
46	🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines	1 in 1,105	0.09%	▲ 46	4.43	20	9,689
47	🇲🇽 Aeromexico	1 in 1,128	0.09%	▲ 47	4.44	2	967
48	🇨🇦 Air Transat	1 in 1,147	0.09%	▲ 48	4.45	1	482
49	🇴🇲 Oman Air	1 in 1,170	0.09%	▲ 49	4.46	3	1,444
50	🇸🇦 Saudia	1 in 1,180	0.08%	▲ 50	4.46	5	2,409
51	🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines	1 in 1,277	0.08%	▲ 51	4.50	8	3,851
52	🇨🇱 LATAM Chile	1 in 1,309	0.08%	▲ 52	4.52	3	1,444
53	🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific	1 in 1,360	0.07%	▲ 53	4.53	3	1,446
54	🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines	1 in 1,940	0.05%	▲ 54	4.67	2	966
55	🇳🇿 Air New Zealand	1 in 1,946	0.05%	▲ 55	4.67	1	482
56	🇮🇩 Batik Air	1 in 2,236	0.04%	▲ 56	4.72	1	481
57	🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil	1 in 2,339	0.04%	▲ 57	4.73	2	966
58	🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines	1 in 2,391	0.04%	▲ 58	4.74	1	482
59	🇹🇭 Thai Airways	1 in 2,579	0.04%	▲ 59	4.75	1	483
60	🇲🇾 Air Asia	1 in 2,697	0.04%	▲ 60	4.77	2	963
61	🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines	1 in 2,726	0.04%	▲ 61	4.77	1	485
62	🇵🇦 COPA Airlines	1 in 2,885	0.03%	▲ 62	4.78	1	485
63	🇵🇱 LOT Polish	1 in 3,116	0.03%	▲ 63	4.80	1	483
64	🇦🇺 Virgin Australia	1 in 3,223	0.03%	▲ 64	4.80	1	481
65	🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines	1 in 3,705	0.03%	▲ 65	4.83	1	481
66	🇧🇷 GOL Airlines	1 in 3,741	0.03%	▲ 66	4.83	1	485
67	🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia	1 in 4,529	0.02%	▲ 67	4.86	1	485
68	🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines	1 in 4,619	0.02%	▲ 68	4.86	1	482
69	🇰🇷 Korean Air	1 in 5,502	0.02%	▲ 69	4.88	1	483
70	🇧🇷 Azul	1 in 6,201	0.02%	▲ 70	4.90	1	483
71	🇨🇳 Air China	1 in 12,527	0.01%	▲ 71	4.95	1	481
+=	Median					1 in 634	0.16%

Biggest luggage losers right now

Biggest luggage winners right now

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 20	5.04%	▲ 1	0.25	43	198,530
2	🇬🇧 Heathrow	London	1 in 94	1.06%	▲ 2	0.25	15	69,240
3	🇬🇧 Stansted	London	1 in 98	1.02%	▲ 3	0.25	3	13,847
4	🇧🇪 Brussels	Brussels	1 in 133	0.75%	▲ 4	0.25	3	13,851
5	🇬🇧 Gatwick	London	1 in 165	0.61%	▲ 5	1.16	5	23,079
6	🇺🇸 Denver	Denver, CO	1 in 185	0.54%	▲ 6	1.58	6	27,700
7	🇮🇳 Gandhi	Delhi	1 in 191	0.52%	▲ 7	1.69	6	27,698
8	🇲🇽 Juárez	Mexico City	1 in 202	0.49%	▲ 8	1.87	4	18,462
9	🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth	Dallas	1 in 243	0.41%	▲ 9	2.39	5	23,078
10	🇺🇸 O'Hare	Chicago	1 in 289	0.35%	▲ 10	2.81	5	23,078
11	🇩🇪 Frankfurt	Frankfurt	1 in 292	0.34%	▲ 11	2.83	4	18,463
12	🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle	Paris	1 in 314	0.32%	▲ 12	2.98	4	18,467
13	🇺🇸 SFO	San Francisco	1 in 337	0.30%	▲ 13	3.12	3	13,849
14	🇺🇸 Miami	Miami	1 in 399	0.25%	▲ 14	3.41	2	9,233
15	🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai	Bali	1 in 416	0.24%	▲ 15	3.48	1	4,617
16	🇪🇸 El Prat	Barcelona	1 in 428	0.23%	▲ 16	3.52	2	9,231
17	🇬🇧 Luton	London	1 in 488	0.20%	▲ 17	3.70	1	4,616
18	🇨🇭 Zurich	Zurich	1 in 523	0.19%	▲ 18	3.79	1	4,616
19	🇳🇱 Schiphol	Amsterdam	1 in 620	0.16%	▲ 19	3.98	2	9,233
20	🇺🇸 George Bush	Houston, TX	1 in 736	0.14%	▲ 20	4.14	1	4,617
21	🇺🇸 Orlando	Orlando, FL	1 in 805	0.12%	▲ 21	4.21	1	4,617
22	🇪🇸 Barajas	Madrid	1 in 966	0.10%	▲ 22	4.34	1	4,617
23	🇲🇾 KLIA	Kuala Lumpur	1 in 1,059	0.09%	▲ 23	4.40	1	4,617
24	🇺🇸 LAX	Los Angeles	1 in 1,529	0.07%	▲ 24	4.59	1	4,617
25	🇦🇪 Dubai	Dubai	1 in 1,596	0.06%	▲ 25	4.60	1	4,617
26	🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson	Atlanta	1 in 1,879	0.05%	▲ 26	4.66	1	4,616
+=	Median						1 in 365	0.27%

Most luggage lost by airline region

Most luggage lost by airline country

#	Region	Probability of losing your luggage	Luggage score (out of 5)	Complaints (last 30 days)	Lost bags (last 30 days est.)
1	Africa	1 in 341	0.29%	2.21	10	4,820
2	Europe	1 in 477	0.21%	3.01	325	157,150
3	North America	1 in 485	0.21%	3.04	340	164,558
4	Middle East	1 in 573	0.17%	3.34	72	34,796
5	Oceania	1 in 1,141	0.09%	4.17	12	5,796
6	Latin America	1 in 1,679	0.06%	4.43	27	13,048
7	Asia	1 in 2,637	0.04%	4.64	87	42,037

#	Country	Probability of losing your luggage		Luggage score (out of 5)	Complaints (last 30 days)	Lost bags (last 30 days est.)
1	🇮🇳 India	1 in 150	0.67%	0.25	72	34,797
2	🇪🇸 Spain	1 in 165	0.61%	0.25	56	27,070
3	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 in 218	0.46%	0.65	69	33,416
4	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 in 221	0.45%	0.70	120	58,015
5	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 in 319	0.31%	2.02	4	1,926
6	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 in 333	0.30%	2.15	21	10,155
7	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 in 366	0.27%	2.41	6	2,894
8	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 in 366	0.27%	2.41	15	7,254
9	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 in 395	0.25%	2.59	5	2,413
10	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 in 396	0.25%	2.60	2	971
11	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 in 428	0.23%	2.78	4	1,941
12	🇮🇹 Italy	1 in 432	0.23%	2.80	8	3,880
13	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 in 442	0.23%	2.85	35	16,909
14	🇺🇸 United States	1 in 458	0.22%	2.93	306	148,176
15	🇩🇪 Germany	1 in 467	0.21%	2.97	18	8,719
16	🇨🇦 Canada	1 in 485	0.21%	3.04	34	16,383
17	🇬🇷 Greece	1 in 518	0.19%	3.17	3	1,452
18	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 in 523	0.19%	3.18	4	1,940
19	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 in 523	0.19%	3.18	2	969
20	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 in 576	0.17%	3.35	12	5,786
21	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 in 634	0.16%	3.50	1	484
22	🇫🇷 France	1 in 719	0.14%	3.68	10	4,832
23	🇯🇴 Jordan	1 in 761	0.13%	3.75	1	485
24	🇦🇺 Australia	1 in 808	0.12%	3.82	11	5,314
25	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 in 922	0.11%	3.97	2	966
26	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 in 951	0.11%	4.00	1	485
27	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 in 965	0.10%	4.02	4	1,926
28	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 in 1,128	0.09%	4.16	2	967
29	🇴🇲 Oman	1 in 1,170	0.09%	4.19	3	1,444
30	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 in 1,180	0.08%	4.19	5	2,409
31	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 in 1,208	0.08%	4.21	14	6,735
32	🇨🇱 Chile	1 in 1,309	0.08%	4.27	3	1,444
33	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	1 in 1,360	0.07%	4.30	3	1,446
34	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 in 1,946	0.05%	4.51	1	482
35	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 in 2,579	0.04%	4.63	1	483
36	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 in 2,697	0.04%	4.65	2	963
37	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 in 2,726	0.04%	4.65	1	485
38	🇵🇦 Panama	1 in 2,885	0.03%	4.67	1	485
39	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 in 2,994	0.03%	4.68	2	966
40	🇵🇱 Poland	1 in 3,116	0.03%	4.70	1	483
41	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 in 3,705	0.03%	4.74	1	481
42	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 in 3,741	0.03%	4.75	4	1,933
43	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 in 5,502	0.02%	4.83	1	483
44	🇨🇳 China	1 in 6,750	0.01%	4.86	2	963

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).

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!

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