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 days ago from 32,410 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 382.66%▲ 10.2516278,403
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 561.79%▲ 20.258139,153
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1430.70%▲ 30.58188,693
4🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1740.57%▲ 41.3641,941
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1770.57%▲ 51.42115,301
6🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1800.56%▲ 61.474320,871
7🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2630.38%▲ 72.5941,927
8🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3050.33%▲ 82.92188,728
9🇿🇦 South African 1 in 3390.29%▲ 93.1362,898
10🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3540.28%▲ 103.21115,291
11🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 3550.28%▲ 113.2252,421
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3650.27%▲ 123.2673,370
13🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 3690.27%▲ 133.292311,150
14🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%▲ 143.332971
15🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3800.26%▲ 153.3341,943
16🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 3820.26%▲ 163.3431,448
17🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4370.23%▲ 173.5552,427
18🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 4380.23%▲ 183.5562,913
19🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4490.22%▲ 193.5952,427
20🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4570.22%▲ 203.61136,251
21🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4780.21%▲ 213.6852,409
22🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 5360.19%▲ 223.82136,310
23🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5470.18%▲ 233.845526,679
24🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5870.17%▲ 243.9262,904
25🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 6030.17%▲ 253.9562,904
26🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6120.16%▲ 263.9731,455
27🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6160.16%▲ 273.97125,809
28🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 6410.16%▲ 284.013717,866
29🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6520.15%▲ 294.03115,328
30🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 7220.14%▲ 304.1231,446
31🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 7320.14%▲ 314.132965
32🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7350.14%▲ 324.1452,426
33🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7800.13%▲ 334.192965
34🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8440.12%▲ 344.2573,366
35🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8550.12%▲ 354.262971
36🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8780.11%▲ 364.2841,925
37🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 9290.11%▲ 374.3241,935
38🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9660.10%▲ 384.3441,939
39🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,0420.10%▲ 394.392612,536
40🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 404.392971
41🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0470.10%▲ 414.401484
42🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,1000.09%▲ 424.42125,770
43🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1,2770.08%▲ 434.501481
44🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3000.08%▲ 444.5131,454
45🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,3970.07%▲ 454.5562,913
46🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,4980.07%▲ 464.5873,374
47🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5190.07%▲ 474.582971
48🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5530.06%▲ 484.591485
49🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,6960.06%▲ 494.63136,314
50🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8680.05%▲ 504.662970
51🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,9220.05%▲ 514.672967
52🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9650.05%▲ 524.681485
53🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,9930.05%▲ 534.6841,927
54🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,0340.05%▲ 544.6952,417
55🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,0900.05%▲ 554.701485
56🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1340.05%▲ 564.701482
57🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3260.04%▲ 574.732971
58🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3550.04%▲ 584.731483
59🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5060.04%▲ 594.751484
60🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5690.04%▲ 604.751484
61🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,6930.04%▲ 614.761485
62🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8990.03%▲ 624.781482
63🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5,3830.02%▲ 634.881482
+= Median 1 in 7350.14%


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:


🏆
🇲🇾 Air Asia
🥈
🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 Jet2


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 323.16%▲ 10.2527124,619
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 521.92%▲ 20.2522101,548
3🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 951.05%▲ 30.251360,003
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 40.6829,231
5🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 51.09523,077
6🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 1690.59%▲ 61.25418,466
7🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 71.41836,929
8🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 82.61313,848
9🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 92.8414,616
10🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 103.12313,851
11🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 113.4329,232
12🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 123.4814,617
13🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 133.49313,847
14🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.24%▲ 143.5129,234
15🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 153.8729,232
16🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 163.9629,234
17🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 174.1914,616
18🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 184.2614,616
19🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 194.4614,617
20🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 204.5214,617
21🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 214.5614,617
22🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 224.5914,616
23🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 234.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4160.24%


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 4370.23%2.83125,806
2Middle East1 in 6480.15%3.538541,176
3Asia1 in 7350.14%3.71275133,035
4Europe1 in 9290.11%3.9812259,005
5North America1 in 9660.10%4.0218287,981
6Latin America1 in 1,3000.08%4.273416,488


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 561.79%0.25254122,856
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1740.57%0.2541,941
3🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2630.38%1.3941,927
4🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3050.33%1.88188,728
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 3390.29%2.2062,898
6🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502971
7🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3820.26%2.512712,990
8🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 4370.23%2.8352,427
9🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4490.22%2.8952,427
10🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 4700.21%2.984019,386
11🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 5360.19%3.23136,310
12🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 5370.19%3.23178,192
13🇪🇸 Spain1 in 6030.17%3.422612,563
14🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6120.16%3.4531,455
15🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6480.15%3.535325,706
16🇫🇷 France1 in 6520.15%3.54115,328
17🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7250.14%3.69125,783
18🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 7350.14%3.7152,426
19🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 8100.12%3.8373,396
20🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8440.12%3.8773,366
21🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8550.12%3.892971
22🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8780.11%3.9241,925
23🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 9290.11%3.9841,935
24🇺🇸 United States1 in 1,0430.10%4.0915574,991
25🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
26🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1430.09%4.1731,447
27🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1,2770.08%4.261481
28🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3000.08%4.2731,454
29🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,3970.07%4.3262,913
30🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5530.06%4.391485
31🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,9220.05%4.512967
32🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,0720.05%4.5441,941
33🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,0900.05%4.551485
34🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3550.04%4.601483
35🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5060.04%4.621484
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5690.04%4.631484
37🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8990.03%4.671482

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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