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: 15 hours ago from 34,034 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 273.66%▼ 10.25224107,827
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 362.79%▲ 10.257234,745
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 591.70%▼ 20.257737,042
4🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 671.50%=0.255627,029
5🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 671.49%▼ 120.255828,012
6🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 841.20%▼ 10.2510249,212
7🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 891.12%▼ 30.25209,643
8🇿🇦 South African 1 in 971.03%▼ 490.252110,170
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1020.98%=0.25199,182
10🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1120.89%▼ 30.255325,502
11🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1200.84%▼ 310.25209,637
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1210.83%▼ 320.252110,170
13🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1280.78%▲ 100.253014,492
14🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1400.71%▼ 20.485024,143
15🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1430.70%▲ 40.585024,218
16🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1460.69%▲ 20.65104,857
17🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1520.66%▲ 50.83136,272
18🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1520.66%▼ 60.843617,448
19🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1570.64%▼ 80.97146,752
20🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1580.63%▲ 121.0083,886
21🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1890.53%▲ 151.66146,731
22🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2090.48%▲ 71.9752,422
23🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2090.48%▼ 341.9852,420
24🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2420.41%▼ 22.3812560,359
25🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2440.41%▼ 82.4173,398
26🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2470.41%▼ 252.433014,510
27🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2520.40%▼ 132.4994,331
28🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2540.39%▲ 82.5062,908
29🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 2550.39%▲ 82.5131,447
30🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2720.37%▼ 42.68136,260
31🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2790.36%▲ 32.73136,286
32🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 2990.33%▲ 92.882813,602
33🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 3010.33%▼ 62.8973,370
34🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3480.29%▼ 233.182971
35🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3530.28%▲ 53.206732,453
36🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 3600.28%▲ 173.2462,899
37🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 3660.27%▲ 193.273617,347
38🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3880.26%▼ 193.3741,939
39🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3890.26%▲ 83.37209,641
40🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 4180.24%▼ 33.4962,901
41🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4350.23%▲ 43.542411,630
42🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 4400.23%▼ 143.56188,738
43🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 4450.22%▲ 113.585024,078
44🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 4840.21%▼ 133.6983,871
45🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 4900.20%▼ 23.715526,673
46🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5580.18%▼ 113.862964
47🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6050.17%▼ 103.952965
48🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 6340.16%▲ 124.00167,758
49🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 6960.14%▼ 84.0952,428
50🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6970.14%▲ 124.0931,454
51🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 7820.13%▲ 104.1931,453
52🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7940.13%▲ 304.201484
53🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8060.12%▲ 284.2152,422
54🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8360.12%▼ 14.2473,398
55🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8580.12%▲ 104.2631,451
56🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9250.11%▼ 14.322963
57🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9560.10%=4.341482
58🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 9850.10%▲ 234.362967
59🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0120.10%▲ 114.3731,457
60🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0210.10%▲ 84.3841,927
61🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1440.09%▲ 44.451484
62🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,1610.09%▲ 134.4531,442
63🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1640.09%▲ 104.4641,939
64🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3340.07%▲ 74.532967
65🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 1,3440.07%▲ 364.532972
66🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 1,3930.07%▲ 94.5531,445
67🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4480.07%▲ 104.562966
68🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5580.06%▲ 114.591483
69🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7820.06%▲ 124.6431,457
70🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8470.05%▲ 204.662965
71🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9640.05%▲ 144.682962
72🇵🇹 TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0060.05%▲ 154.681482
73🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0600.05%▲ 164.6931,454
74🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7030.04%▲ 284.771483
75🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7280.04%▲ 184.771484
76🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 2,7410.04%▲ 224.772970
77🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6470.03%▲ 204.831484
78🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7610.03%▲ 214.831482
79🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5650.02%▲ 224.861481
80🇩🇪 TUIfly 1 in 4,9020.02%▲ 234.871483
81🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4190.01%▲ 244.951485
+= Median 1 in 4350.23%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇩🇪 TUIfly 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia


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🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 263.90%▲ 10.2555253,952
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 352.87%▲ 20.2533152,321
3🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 412.42%▲ 30.2530138,516
4🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 432.34%▲ 40.252092,320
5🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 921.09%▲ 50.25941,544
6🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 60.25313,849
7🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1050.96%▲ 70.25523,078
8🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1060.94%▲ 80.25836,931
9🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 90.25313,847
10🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 101.09523,084
11🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 112.18313,848
12🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 122.61313,849
13🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%▲ 132.64418,464
14🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 143.2829,235
15🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 153.4329,231
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 163.49313,848
17🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 4700.21%▲ 173.65418,462
18🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 183.7014,617
19🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,616
20🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 204.2114,615
21🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 214.2414,616
22🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 224.2514,617
23🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 234.2614,616
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,616
25🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 254.4014,616
26🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 264.4314,616
27🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1250.09%▲ 274.4414,617
28🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 284.4514,616
29🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 294.4614,617
30🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 304.4814,617
31🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 314.5214,617
32🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 324.6014,617
+= Median 1 in 4430.23%


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 1570.64%0.254320,808
2Middle East1 in 3100.32%1.9411857,003
3Europe1 in 3660.27%2.40536258,954
4North America1 in 4400.23%2.84482232,926
5Asia1 in 9320.11%3.98367176,748
6Oceania1 in 1,0050.10%4.0573,389
7Latin America1 in 1,2910.08%4.265928,547


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 591.70%0.25320154,051
2🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 671.50%0.255627,029
3🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 971.03%0.252110,170
4🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1120.89%0.2511253,998
5🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1280.78%0.253014,492
6🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1400.71%0.255024,143
7🇫🇷 France1 in 1430.70%0.255024,218
8🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1430.70%0.255626,991
9🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1460.69%0.259545,888
10🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1520.66%0.25136,272
11🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1520.66%0.253617,448
12🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1570.64%0.25146,752
13🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1580.63%0.2583,886
14🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1880.53%0.254421,267
15🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2090.48%0.4652,422
16🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2090.48%0.4652,420
17🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2440.41%1.1173,398
18🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2500.40%1.2014067,601
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2520.40%1.2394,331
20🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 2550.39%1.2731,447
21🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 3420.29%2.23178,188
22🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3480.29%2.272971
23🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3740.27%2.464119,768
24🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 3880.26%2.5541,939
25🇫🇮 Finland1 in 4180.24%2.7362,901
26🇺🇸 United States1 in 4420.23%2.85370178,928
27🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5580.18%3.302964
28🇩🇪 Germany1 in 5640.18%3.322914,084
29🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6050.17%3.432965
30🇴🇲 Oman1 in 6960.14%3.6452,428
31🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6970.14%3.6431,454
32🇳🇴 Norway1 in 7820.13%3.7931,453
33🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7940.13%3.801484
34🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8360.12%3.8673,398
35🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8580.12%3.8931,451
36🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9250.11%3.972963
37🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9560.10%4.011482
38🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0050.10%4.0573,389
39🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0210.10%4.0741,927
40🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,1610.09%4.1831,442
41🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4480.07%4.342966
42🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5580.06%4.391483
43🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5880.06%4.4052,410
44🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,9640.05%4.522962
45🇵🇹 Portugal1 in 2,0060.05%4.531482
46🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,0600.05%4.5483,876
47🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7030.04%4.651483
48🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7280.04%4.651484
49🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 2,7410.04%4.652970
50🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0550.02%4.772966
51🇨🇳 China1 in 12,4190.01%4.921485

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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