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

🧳💨 Luggage Losers

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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 hours ago from 41,152 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 482.10%=0.255426,194
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 801.25%▼ 30.2510751,656
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 881.13%=0.252210,619
4🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1110.90%▼ 20.25167,756
5🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1130.89%▼ 20.254019,347
6🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1140.87%▲ 40.256531,315
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1170.86%▲ 30.253115,031
8🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1170.85%▼ 170.253315,987
9🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1300.77%▼ 10.254722,704
10🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1450.69%▲ 10.639143,777
11🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1470.68%▼ 30.7020499,077
12🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1530.65%▼ 90.8615574,752
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1550.65%▲ 50.913818,455
14🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1720.58%▲ 11.3394,365
15🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1960.51%=1.76136,279
16🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2040.49%▼ 171.893918,859
17🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2150.46%▲ 62.063617,401
18🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2170.46%▼ 92.093215,545
19🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2190.46%▼ 162.11104,832
20🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2250.44%▲ 22.19125,796
21🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2430.41%▼ 192.404220,192
22🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 2490.40%▲ 62.45146,735
23🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2520.40%▼ 12.49146,766
24🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2530.39%▼ 252.5052,426
25🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 2650.38%▼ 242.6131,447
26🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2670.37%▲ 72.63146,738
27🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2820.35%▲ 72.7573,377
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2860.35%▼ 162.799445,587
29🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2880.35%▼ 12.80199,222
30🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 22.8452,411
31🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3000.33%▲ 82.892813,571
32🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3010.33%▲ 102.9073,366
33🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 3090.32%▲ 72.95136,310
34🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3210.31%▼ 23.0373,398
35🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3500.29%▼ 143.1931,450
36🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3500.29%▼ 133.192967
37🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▼ 123.342967
38🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 263.3441,934
39🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%▼ 103.471483
40🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%▲ 113.5241,939
41🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4500.22%▲ 33.59167,720
42🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4750.21%▲ 13.672210,650
43🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4770.21%▼ 63.672966
44🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5280.19%▼ 53.8052,414
45🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 5320.19%▲ 283.8152,424
46🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5560.18%▼ 33.862967
47🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 5650.18%▲ 43.8852,421
48🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5690.18%▲ 93.893918,805
49🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6370.16%=4.011482
50🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6510.15%▲ 194.0394,368
51🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7270.14%▲ 24.1341,924
52🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7610.13%▲ 34.1741,937
53🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%▲ 44.312970
54🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9600.10%▲ 74.3441,937
55🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9680.10%▲ 64.352968
56🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0160.10%▲ 224.3841,935
57🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0680.09%▲ 124.4131,453
58🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0830.09%▲ 94.422965
59🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1410.09%▲ 104.441485
60🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1610.09%▲ 114.4531,456
61🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1680.09%▲ 124.4641,933
62🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2120.08%▲ 134.481482
63🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2350.08%▲ 174.4931,444
64🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2700.08%▲ 154.501484
65🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2900.08%▲ 164.5131,453
66🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3090.08%▲ 344.5231,444
67🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3390.07%▲ 184.5341,939
68🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5590.06%▲ 194.592966
69🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8700.05%▲ 204.662970
70🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2260.04%▲ 214.721483
71🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2790.04%▲ 224.722964
72🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3730.04%▲ 354.731486
73🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5190.04%▲ 244.751482
74🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5800.04%▲ 254.751482
75🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7340.04%▲ 334.771483
76🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 3,1110.03%▲ 274.802963
77🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6110.02%▲ 294.861483
78🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4740.02%▲ 294.881486
79🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3660.01%▲ 304.911484
80🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4570.01%▲ 314.951483
+= Median 1 in 4390.23%


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
🥈
🇯🇵 ANA 		                  🥉
🇰🇷 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 205.03%▲ 10.2543198,462
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 941.06%▲ 20.251569,246
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%▲ 30.25836,936
4🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 40.25313,847
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1640.61%▲ 51.14732,311
6🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 61.87418,464
7🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2330.43%▲ 72.29523,085
8🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2410.42%▲ 82.37627,695
9🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 92.39523,087
10🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 2780.36%▲ 102.72418,467
11🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 112.96418,469
12🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 123.12313,847
13🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 133.3929,232
14🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 143.4129,234
15🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 153.4329,232
16🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 163.4814,616
17🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 173.49313,851
18🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 183.5229,232
19🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 193.7014,616
20🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 203.8229,234
21🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%▲ 213.9029,234
22🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 224.1414,617
23🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 234.1729,233
24🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 244.2514,615
25🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 254.4014,617
26🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 264.6014,616
27🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 274.6614,617
+= 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.)
1North America1 in 2220.45%0.72665321,868
2Africa1 in 2350.43%0.96157,258
3Europe1 in 3010.33%1.84521251,579
4Middle East1 in 4030.25%2.6410651,339
5Oceania1 in 6870.15%3.622311,156
6Latin America1 in 1,0290.10%4.084320,823
7Asia1 in 1,3040.08%4.2714067,648


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 1130.89%0.2510952,670
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1170.86%0.259043,636
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1260.80%0.2510751,534
4🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1520.66%0.2518890,701
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1550.65%0.257234,928
6🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1720.58%0.2594,365
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2170.46%0.633215,545
8🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2190.46%0.67104,832
9🇺🇸 United States1 in 2430.41%1.10593286,940
10🇮🇹 Italy1 in 2490.40%1.18146,735
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2520.40%1.235225,132
12🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2530.39%1.2552,426
13🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 2650.38%1.4231,447
14🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2820.35%1.6373,377
15🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2880.35%1.70199,222
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 3000.33%1.832813,571
17🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3010.33%1.8573,366
18🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3210.31%2.0473,398
19🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3500.29%2.2831,450
20🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3500.29%2.282967
21🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3620.28%2.38199,159
22🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
23🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701483
24🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,939
25🇫🇷 France1 in 4500.22%2.89167,720
26🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4770.21%3.012966
27🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5320.19%3.222110,188
28🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5560.18%3.292967
29🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6370.16%3.511482
30🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6510.15%3.5494,368
31🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7270.14%3.6941,924
32🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7580.13%3.7594,353
33🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7910.13%3.802311,135
34🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972970
35🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9600.10%4.0141,937
36🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9680.10%4.022968
37🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0160.10%4.0741,935
38🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1610.09%4.1831,456
39🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2120.08%4.221482
40🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2350.08%4.2331,444
41🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3090.08%4.2731,444
42🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5590.06%4.392966
43🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,7020.06%4.442966
44🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,8700.05%4.4983,866
45🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2520.04%4.5831,447
46🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5190.04%4.621482
47🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7340.04%4.651483
48🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4740.02%4.831486
49🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7300.01%4.862967
50🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3660.01%4.871484

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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