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: 2 days ago from 29,122 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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1850.54%=1.58104,815
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2150.47%=2.052110,170
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 3230.31%=3.0483,852
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3710.27%โ–ผ 33.29104,843
5๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4150.24%โ–ผ 473.471482
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 4360.23%โ–ผ 23.55146,766
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4370.23%โ–ฒ 33.5541,934
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4380.23%โ–ผ 33.5552,421
9๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4760.21%โ–ฒ 43.672968
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4870.21%โ–ฒ 43.7041,924
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 5160.19%โ–ฒ 13.7773,391
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5850.17%โ–ฒ 33.9262,915
13๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5910.17%โ–ผ 183.9331,455
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 6080.16%โ–ผ 43.96146,770
15๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%โ–ผ 64.012964
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7290.14%โ–ผ 104.132970
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 34.1483,882
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 7510.13%โ–ฒ 64.1631,453
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7630.13%โ–ผ 104.172966
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7760.13%โ–ฒ 74.1852,416
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 8970.11%โ–ฒ 64.2931,456
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 9480.11%โ–ผ 14.333215,391
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9660.10%โ–ฒ 14.3441,925
24๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 1,0200.10%โ–ฒ 84.382964
25๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 84.391485
26๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ฒ 14.4083,869
27๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1,1640.09%โ–ฒ 34.4662,904
28๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2270.08%โ–ฒ 94.4831,453
29๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,2330.08%โ–ฒ 24.4962,903
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1,2730.08%โ–ฒ 104.502965
31๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3710.07%โ–ผ 14.5441,938
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5200.07%โ–ฒ 44.582970
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5620.06%โ–ฒ 34.591482
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,7240.06%โ–ผ 184.632971
35๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,7930.06%โ–ผ 54.65157,285
36๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 1,7930.06%โ–ผ 24.6541,936
37๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9640.05%โ–ผ 134.6831,447
38๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9650.05%โ–ฒ 44.681485
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9760.05%โ–ฒ 64.681482
40๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0100.05%โ–ผ 124.681481
41๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1020.05%โ–ฒ 64.701482
42๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,1040.05%โ–ฒ 64.701482
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ EVA Air 1 in 2,3760.04%โ–ฒ 64.731485
44๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3870.04%โ–ฒ 54.731483
45๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,6190.04%โ–ผ 74.7641,930
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6230.04%โ–ฒ 34.7694,364
47๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6990.04%โ–ฒ 64.771484
48๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,7770.04%โ–ฒ 34.7783,857
49๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8400.04%โ–ฒ 74.781481
50๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 3,4980.03%โ–ฒ 64.821483
51๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8650.03%โ–ผ 14.841485
52๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3,9870.03%=4.842963
53๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4,3780.02%โ–ฒ 74.8631,449
54๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6910.02%โ–ฒ 74.861481
55๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0600.02%โ–ฒ 74.872972
56๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3720.02%โ–ฒ 74.881483
57๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1670.02%โ–ฒ 64.901486
+= Median 1 in 1,2330.08%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  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‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines


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 333.07%โ–ฒ 10.25941,541
2๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 20.25732,321
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 30.251569,237
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 681.48%โ–ฒ 40.251778,480
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 811.24%โ–ฒ 50.251046,157
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 931.07%โ–ฒ 60.251360,004
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 70.97836,930
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%โ–ฒ 81.93418,463
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 2350.43%โ–ฒ 92.31627,693
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 2440.41%โ–ฒ 102.4129,232
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 112.58313,851
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 123.2829,234
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 133.31313,847
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 143.37313,848
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 153.47313,846
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,232
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.24%โ–ฒ 173.5129,234
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 183.76313,847
19๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 193.8029,231
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 203.8229,232
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 214.1514,616
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 224.1914,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%โ–ฒ 234.2014,617
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 244.2129,233
25๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 254.2614,616
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 264.3714,617
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 274.4314,617
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 284.4514,616
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 294.5614,616
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Capital Beijing 1 in 1,7320.06%โ–ฒ 304.6314,617
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 314.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4250.24%


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 5190.19%3.17136,283
2Asia1 in 6970.14%3.644421,281
3Europe1 in 1,1350.09%4.169043,512
4Latin America1 in 1,3710.07%4.31199,174
5Middle East1 in 1,4620.07%4.35188,719
6North America1 in 1,9350.05%4.518742,033


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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 1850.54%0.25104,815
2๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4150.24%2.711482
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 4360.23%2.823918,859
4๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4370.23%2.8341,934
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4380.23%2.8352,421
6๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4760.21%3.012968
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 5160.19%3.16178,213
8๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512964
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6570.15%3.55115,324
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 7510.13%3.7331,453
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 7550.13%3.74136,299
12๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8250.12%3.852512,095
13๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 9020.11%3.9573,399
14๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 9660.10%4.0241,925
15๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 1,0200.10%4.072964
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1,0420.10%4.0962,904
17๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
18๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0520.10%4.1083,869
19๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1,1640.09%4.1862,904
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2270.08%4.2331,453
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3710.07%4.3141,938
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5620.06%4.391482
23๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,7240.06%4.452971
24๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 1,7930.06%4.4741,936
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9640.05%4.5231,447
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9760.05%4.521482
27๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal1 in 2,0100.05%4.531481
28๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,1040.05%4.551482
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 2,3340.04%4.597435,734
30๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan1 in 2,3760.04%4.601485
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 2,4970.04%4.6252,413
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6990.04%4.651484
33๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 3,4980.03%4.731483
34๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3290.02%4.822967
35๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 5,3720.02%4.821483

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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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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