LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

๐Ÿงณ๐Ÿ’จ 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: 3 days ago from 28,806 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 10.31199,209
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 22.89157,254
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 3570.28%โ–ฒ 33.23178,253
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3650.27%โ–ฒ 43.2673,368
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3840.26%โ–ฒ 53.3573,399
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 4060.25%โ–ฒ 63.442110,134
7๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 4090.24%โ–ฒ 73.4552,406
8๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 83.471484
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4350.23%โ–ฒ 93.5441,943
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 103.7041,930
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4890.20%โ–ฒ 113.7031,446
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5500.18%โ–ฒ 123.8541,927
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5630.18%โ–ฒ 133.8741,938
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5800.17%โ–ฒ 143.9162,888
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5970.17%โ–ฒ 153.9431,442
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 6040.17%โ–ฒ 163.9562,898
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 6220.16%โ–ฒ 173.9862,891
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 6540.15%โ–ฒ 184.0394,372
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7960.13%โ–ฒ 194.2094,362
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 9770.10%โ–ฒ 204.353114,944
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9870.10%โ–ฒ 214.362965
22๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0510.10%โ–ฒ 224.401483
23๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 234.402962
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 1,1460.09%โ–ฒ 244.451483
25๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1710.09%โ–ฒ 254.4641,929
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1720.09%โ–ฒ 264.4631,455
27๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1930.08%โ–ฒ 274.472966
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,2910.08%โ–ฒ 284.512110,113
29๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4730.07%โ–ฒ 294.5741,930
30๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5320.07%โ–ฒ 304.591481
31๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5600.06%โ–ฒ 314.591482
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5940.06%โ–ฒ 324.6052,410
33๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,6840.06%โ–ฒ 334.6252,417
34๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7210.06%โ–ฒ 344.631482
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,9350.05%โ–ฒ 354.6741,937
36๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9450.05%โ–ฒ 364.672964
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1,9470.05%โ–ฒ 374.672963
38๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,0940.05%โ–ฒ 384.7052,414
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1230.05%โ–ฒ 394.701485
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1540.05%โ–ฒ 404.711485
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 2,1940.05%โ–ฒ 414.7162,892
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,4630.04%โ–ฒ 424.7494,348
43๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6480.04%โ–ฒ 434.761482
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6700.04%โ–ฒ 444.761483
45๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6750.04%โ–ฒ 454.762971
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7040.04%โ–ฒ 464.771483
47๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7640.04%โ–ฒ 474.772962
48๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,9520.03%โ–ฒ 484.7983,877
49๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,7070.03%โ–ฒ 494.831481
50๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3,7140.03%โ–ฒ 504.832964
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0170.02%โ–ฒ 514.841486
52๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5680.02%โ–ฒ 524.861481
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0640.02%โ–ฒ 534.872971
54๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1790.02%โ–ฒ 544.901485
55๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 7,0190.01%โ–ฒ 554.911482
56๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3770.01%โ–ฒ 564.911483
+= Median 1 in 1,3760.07%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 234.44%โ–ฒ 10.251360,012
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 20.251150,781
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%โ–ฒ 30.251046,167
4๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 40.25313,851
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 50.39627,693
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%โ–ฒ 61.41836,934
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 71.98627,698
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%โ–ฒ 82.39523,079
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%โ–ฒ 92.65313,851
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 103.21313,848
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 113.2829,233
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3820.26%โ–ฒ 123.34418,468
13๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 133.37313,850
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%โ–ฒ 143.3929,234
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 153.5129,234
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 163.7014,616
17๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 173.81313,848
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 183.8629,233
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 193.9829,235
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 204.1914,616
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 214.2114,616
22๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 224.2614,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 234.3714,616
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%โ–ฒ 244.4114,616
25๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 254.4514,616
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%โ–ฒ 264.5214,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 274.5614,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%โ–ฒ 284.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4080.25%


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 4350.23%2.82136,277
2Europe1 in 7960.13%3.8110751,698
3North America1 in 1,5940.06%4.409746,812
4Latin America1 in 1,6450.06%4.42115,314
5Middle East1 in 1,7210.06%4.45157,253
6Asia1 in 2,3570.04%4.604421,301
7Oceania1 in 3,2080.03%4.702969


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 3570.28%2.343617,436
2๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 4090.24%2.6852,406
3๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701484
4๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4350.23%2.8241,943
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4890.20%3.062813,553
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 5500.18%3.2741,927
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5630.18%3.3141,938
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5800.17%3.3662,888
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6220.16%3.4762,891
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 6420.16%3.523114,978
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7960.13%3.8194,362
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 9380.11%3.9994,335
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9870.10%4.042965
14๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0510.10%4.101483
15๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0540.09%4.102962
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1,1460.09%4.17125,817
17๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4730.07%4.3541,930
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,5200.07%4.3873,380
19๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,6840.06%4.4452,417
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7210.06%4.451482
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,7520.06%4.468540,995
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,7990.06%4.472967
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,9350.05%4.5183,877
24๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9680.05%4.5252,414
25๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6620.04%4.6431,452
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7040.04%4.651483
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7640.04%4.662962
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 3,2080.03%4.702969
29๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,7070.03%4.741481
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5680.02%4.791481
31๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 7,0190.01%4.861482
32๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3770.01%4.871483

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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