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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: 19 hours ago from 26,971 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 Vueling 1 in 342.91%=0.2510650,972
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 761.32%โ–ผ 20.2511354,496
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 10.253316,030
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 921.09%โ–ผ 10.254923,788
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1100.91%โ–ฒ 20.252311,124
6๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1600.63%โ–ผ 301.0383,851
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1620.62%โ–ผ 21.08115,326
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 11.4816881,189
9๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ผ 531.9852,416
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2270.44%โ–ผ 52.212712,992
11๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%=2.2831,451
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2570.39%โ–ฒ 62.542311,106
13๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2860.35%โ–ผ 122.79136,275
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2930.34%โ–ผ 242.842713,097
15๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3060.33%โ–ผ 192.932311,058
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3240.31%โ–ผ 113.057335,315
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3250.31%โ–ผ 453.0562,887
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3350.30%โ–ผ 113.118139,015
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 63.2762,892
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 63.29104,810
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 3780.26%โ–ผ 113.3262,885
22๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%โ–ผ 403.342965
23๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4200.24%โ–ฒ 13.492512,049
24๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 123.51178,173
25๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 53.5241,943
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 4310.23%โ–ผ 223.5394,351
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 4330.23%โ–ผ 353.5452,412
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4360.23%โ–ฒ 43.55178,204
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 4710.21%โ–ฒ 63.664722,737
30๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4750.21%โ–ฒ 43.672970
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4760.21%โ–ผ 43.6752,419
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5190.19%โ–ผ 103.78157,228
33๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 5200.19%โ–ผ 103.7831,449
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 5200.19%โ–ฒ 173.7831,448
35๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5390.19%โ–ฒ 273.821485
36๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5410.18%โ–ผ 33.8352,412
37๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 5620.18%โ–ฒ 93.87157,249
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5690.18%โ–ผ 183.892311,159
39๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6150.16%โ–ฒ 293.9731,448
40๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 6400.16%โ–ฒ 244.0162,903
41๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 6580.15%โ–ผ 94.0431,447
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 6800.15%โ–ฒ 244.07157,225
43๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 6890.15%โ–ฒ 134.0883,855
44๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6930.14%โ–ฒ 114.0952,416
45๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7630.13%โ–ผ 134.1741,934
46๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7640.13%โ–ผ 164.172965
47๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 8000.13%โ–ผ 124.2141,941
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8030.12%โ–ผ 124.2152,429
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8610.12%โ–ฒ 304.2631,446
50๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8680.12%โ–ฒ 294.2762,903
51๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8770.11%โ–ผ 114.282963
52๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 64.2841,924
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 8810.11%โ–ฒ 64.2841,937
54๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9600.10%โ–ฒ 144.3431,456
55๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9680.10%โ–ฒ 184.3541,937
56๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ฒ 44.392970
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0510.10%โ–ผ 54.401483
58๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ผ 44.401481
59๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 64.402962
60๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 1,1150.09%โ–ผ 24.431482
61๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1150.09%โ–ฒ 304.432964
62๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1440.09%=4.451484
63๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,1820.08%โ–ฒ 144.4652,405
64๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2110.08%โ–ฒ 24.481482
65๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2450.08%โ–ฒ 34.4931,456
66๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2530.08%โ–ฒ 114.492969
67๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3230.08%โ–ฒ 54.522964
68๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3420.07%โ–ฒ 64.5341,934
69๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3560.07%โ–ฒ 84.5331,450
70๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3680.07%โ–ฒ 84.542966
71๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4640.07%โ–ฒ 304.571483
72๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5230.07%โ–ฒ 184.5831,443
73๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5610.06%โ–ฒ 294.5931,447
74๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,7390.06%โ–ฒ 294.642963
75๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9720.05%โ–ฒ 134.681483
76๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0380.05%โ–ฒ 254.691483
77๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6810.04%โ–ฒ 154.761481
78๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8200.04%โ–ฒ 214.781485
79๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9300.03%โ–ฒ 174.841481
80๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1520.02%โ–ฒ 184.851485
81๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,5010.01%โ–ฒ 194.951482
+= Median 1 in 6580.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile


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 London City London 1 in 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,850
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 591.70%โ–ฒ 20.2524110,801
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%โ–ฒ 30.251987,708
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%โ–ฒ 40.251360,009
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 50.25418,467
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 60.25836,929
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 70.30627,699
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%โ–ฒ 80.46941,546
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 90.97523,078
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,466
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%โ–ฒ 111.85418,464
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 122.02418,463
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 132.19523,081
14๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 142.26523,077
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 152.8414,617
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 162.91418,469
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 172.96418,467
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 183.21313,850
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 193.29313,850
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 203.4129,231
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 213.5129,233
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%โ–ฒ 223.5229,231
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 233.76313,849
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 243.81313,847
25๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 253.9129,234
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 264.0614,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 274.1414,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 284.2114,616
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%โ–ฒ 304.3329,232
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 314.4114,616
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 324.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 3070.33%


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 3770.27%2.48476229,993
2Africa1 in 5170.19%3.16178,188
3Europe1 in 5510.18%3.28415200,233
4Oceania1 in 8030.12%3.82104,851
5Middle East1 in 8780.11%3.926531,318
6Asia1 in 9510.11%4.0013163,312
7Latin America1 in 9600.10%4.012713,028


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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 781.29%0.2514067,485
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1600.63%0.2583,851
3๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4752,416
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2270.44%0.828239,667
5๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9231,451
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2520.40%1.223416,485
7๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3060.33%1.892311,058
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3220.31%2.053215,457
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,892
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 3780.26%2.4962,885
11๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.512965
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3910.26%2.57444214,536
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4250.24%2.76178,173
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4270.23%2.7841,943
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4460.22%2.873014,468
16๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4750.21%3.002970
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 4830.21%3.0313766,078
18๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 5200.19%3.1731,449
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 5200.19%3.1731,448
20๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5200.19%3.17146,760
21๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5390.19%3.241485
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6150.16%3.4631,448
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 6400.16%3.5262,903
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6530.15%3.542512,060
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 6580.15%3.5631,447
26๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 6800.15%3.60115,294
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 6890.15%3.6283,855
28๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6930.14%3.6352,416
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 8030.12%3.82104,851
30๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 8490.12%3.88178,212
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8610.12%3.9031,446
32๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8680.12%3.9162,903
33๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 8770.11%3.922963
34๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 8780.11%3.9241,924
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9600.10%4.0131,456
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0460.10%4.092970
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0540.09%4.101481
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 1,1150.09%4.151482
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1440.09%4.171484
40๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1820.08%4.2052,405
41๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 1,2110.08%4.221482
42๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2530.08%4.242969
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2870.08%4.2652,407
44๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3230.08%4.2873,380
45๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,3560.07%4.3031,450
46๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3680.07%4.312966
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,3850.07%4.3162,903
48๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0380.05%4.531483
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,9300.03%4.761481
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,5010.01%4.921482

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).

Like this? Follow me on X @ @levelsio for more hacky side projects!

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!

My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.


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