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: 4 days ago from 41,549 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🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 951.05%▼ 60.252713,116
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1001.00%▲ 10.258541,214
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1290.78%▼ 240.25157,287
4🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1370.73%=0.36136,297
5🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1410.71%▼ 10.5094,367
6🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1450.69%▲ 30.632512,089
7🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1490.67%▼ 270.745024,078
8🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1610.62%▲ 31.083818,281
9🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1730.58%▼ 211.352612,588
10🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1900.53%▲ 81.662914,015
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2040.49%▲ 21.902914,000
12🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2180.46%▲ 42.1094,367
13🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2440.41%▼ 122.4173,399
14🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2590.39%▲ 32.56157,233
15🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2630.38%▼ 82.5911555,507
16🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 2800.36%▼ 282.734722,700
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2810.36%▼ 32.742512,044
18🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 2880.35%▼ 82.80125,817
19🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 3110.32%▲ 62.96125,778
20🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3190.31%▲ 13.0183,853
21🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3510.28%▼ 193.202210,667
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3520.28%▲ 103.20104,846
23🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 3670.27%▲ 23.2741,926
24🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▼ 223.342967
25🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3830.26%▲ 33.3541,925
26🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3900.26%▼ 73.376129,376
27🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4010.25%▲ 93.42188,663
28🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4230.24%▲ 43.50209,629
29🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4390.23%=3.5652,416
30🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 4660.21%▼ 123.64178,234
31🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5220.19%▼ 153.7931,443
32🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5630.18%▲ 223.8841,936
33🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5900.17%▼ 33.934622,143
34🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6070.16%▼ 123.962963
35🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6370.16%▼ 114.011482
36🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 6740.15%▲ 84.0662,895
37🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 6760.15%▲ 24.0641,932
38🇿🇦 South African 1 in 6760.15%▲ 234.0631,454
39🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6960.14%▼ 74.0931,456
40🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7970.13%▼ 64.211482
41🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 8750.11%▼ 44.28125,779
42🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 8940.11%▼ 44.2931,443
43🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9530.10%▲ 294.341484
44🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,0040.10%▼ 24.372210,669
45🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%▲ 284.391485
46🇰🇿 Air Astana 1 in 1,0460.10%▲ 304.391485
47🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1690.09%▲ 94.4631,445
48🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2300.08%▲ 94.4931,449
49🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2520.08%▲ 34.492970
50🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3070.08%▲ 94.5231,446
51🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3560.07%▲ 54.5331,450
52🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 1,4210.07%▲ 64.552962
53🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4650.07%▲ 74.5741,940
54🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5600.06%▲ 234.5931,448
55🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,7020.06%▲ 94.6362,889
56🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9300.05%▲ 104.671486
57🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0900.05%▲ 114.701485
58🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2320.04%▲ 124.721482
59🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3440.04%▲ 274.731485
60🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3790.04%▲ 144.731484
61🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5690.04%▲ 154.751484
62🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6420.04%▲ 164.761483
63🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6870.04%▲ 174.762966
64🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7390.04%▲ 184.771482
65🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2080.03%▲ 194.801484
66🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4470.03%▲ 294.821486
67🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7340.03%▲ 214.831486
68🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8290.03%▲ 224.831486
69🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8930.03%▲ 234.841481
70🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1780.02%▲ 274.851482
71🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5490.02%▲ 254.861483
72🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,5920.02%▲ 264.861485
73🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5120.02%▲ 274.891482
74🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1830.02%▲ 284.901485
75🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,5240.01%▲ 294.951481
+= Median 1 in 6760.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 SpiceJet


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇰🇷 Korean Air


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 214.80%▲ 10.2541189,231
2🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 20.25313,851
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1410.71%▲ 30.511046,167
4🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1850.54%▲ 41.58627,698
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 2300.44%▲ 52.24523,079
6🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2330.43%▲ 62.29523,080
7🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 72.39523,086
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 82.65313,847
9🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%▲ 92.69313,850
10🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2890.35%▲ 102.81523,078
11🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 113.2829,233
12🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 123.4114,616
13🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 133.4129,234
14🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 143.47313,847
15🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 153.4814,616
16🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 163.5229,231
17🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 173.7014,617
18🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%▲ 183.7914,617
19🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 193.9929,231
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,617
21🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 214.2129,231
22🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 224.2114,617
23🇪🇸 Barajas Madrid 1 in 9660.10%▲ 234.3414,616
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,616
25🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 254.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 3990.25%


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.)
1Middle East1 in 3660.27%2.407435,791
2Europe1 in 4230.24%2.75359173,528
3Africa1 in 4390.23%2.84178,236
4North America1 in 4660.21%2.96321154,872
5Oceania1 in 1,2220.08%4.22115,307
6Latin America1 in 1,4220.07%4.334119,815
7Asia1 in 2,3890.04%4.609947,816


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🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1410.71%0.2594,367
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1450.69%0.255627,131
3🇮🇳 India1 in 1610.62%0.257938,156
4🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1840.54%0.256028,996
5🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1900.53%0.252914,015
6🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2140.47%0.5714369,149
7🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2180.46%0.6494,367
8🇨🇦 Canada1 in 2280.44%0.844421,233
9🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2440.41%1.1173,399
10🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2810.36%1.612512,044
11🇮🇹 Italy1 in 2880.35%1.70125,817
12🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3520.28%2.303215,513
13🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
14🇫🇷 France1 in 4010.25%2.63188,663
15🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 4390.23%2.8452,416
16🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 5100.20%3.14146,740
17🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5220.19%3.1831,443
18🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5630.18%3.3141,936
19🇺🇸 United States1 in 5900.17%3.39277133,639
20🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6070.16%3.432963
21🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6370.16%3.511482
22🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 6760.15%3.6031,454
23🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6960.14%3.6431,456
24🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7530.13%3.742110,115
25🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7970.13%3.811482
26🇦🇺 Australia1 in 8940.11%3.94104,821
27🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9530.10%4.001484
28🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
29🇰🇿 Kazakhstan1 in 1,0460.10%4.091485
30🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1690.09%4.1931,445
31🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2520.08%4.242970
32🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1,2790.08%4.26136,263
33🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3070.08%4.2731,446
34🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3560.07%4.3031,450
35🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4650.07%4.3541,940
36🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,9000.05%4.5041,931
37🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9300.05%4.511486
38🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3440.04%4.591485
39🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5690.04%4.631484
40🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 2,6640.04%4.6431,449
41🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7390.04%4.651482
42🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,9950.03%4.682965
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7340.03%4.7552,418
44🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8290.03%4.751486
45🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5120.02%4.831482
46🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7200.01%4.862966

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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