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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: 1 day 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 1840.54%=1.57104,832
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 1890.53%=1.652411,546
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 3220.31%=3.0483,861
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3390.30%=3.13115,308
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 3590.28%โ–ผ 13.24178,217
6๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ผ 483.471484
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4370.23%โ–ผ 63.5552,424
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 33.5641,926
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4500.22%โ–ผ 53.5952,422
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4530.22%โ–ผ 23.6083,869
11๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4750.21%โ–ฒ 43.672969
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 43.7041,928
13๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5030.20%โ–ฒ 43.7473,388
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 5310.19%โ–ฒ 33.81167,750
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5400.19%โ–ผ 33.8352,419
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 5900.17%=3.93104,847
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5910.17%=3.9331,455
18๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 6370.16%โ–ฒ 84.012965
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 6440.16%โ–ฒ 44.0262,910
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7350.14%โ–ผ 94.142962
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7600.13%โ–ผ 104.172971
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 8120.12%=4.223717,970
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 9180.11%=4.3141,942
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 9200.11%โ–ผ 24.3162,888
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9660.10%โ–ฒ 64.3441,924
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9810.10%โ–ผ 74.352971
27๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 1,0160.10%โ–ฒ 74.382968
28๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 74.391485
29๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ฒ 14.4083,869
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,1560.09%โ–ผ 244.4531,449
31๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1,1620.09%โ–ฒ 44.4562,909
32๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 1,1960.08%โ–ผ 74.4762,902
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,2400.08%โ–ฒ 94.4962,886
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1,2780.08%โ–ฒ 94.502962
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 1,3440.07%โ–ผ 74.532971
36๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4730.07%โ–ผ 84.5741,930
37๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5270.07%โ–ฒ 74.592966
38๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5560.06%โ–ฒ 64.591484
39๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,6910.06%โ–ฒ 14.63167,721
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9410.05%โ–ผ 144.672966
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9640.05%โ–ฒ 74.681485
42๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0050.05%โ–ฒ 74.681483
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,0940.05%โ–ผ 114.7052,414
44๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0940.05%โ–ฒ 84.701484
45๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0990.05%โ–ฒ 84.701483
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,1480.05%โ–ฒ 14.71115,328
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,2170.05%โ–ฒ 14.71104,831
48๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ EVA Air 1 in 2,3770.04%โ–ฒ 74.731485
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3960.04%โ–ฒ 94.741481
50๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2,6430.04%โ–ผ 34.7631,453
51๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6500.04%โ–ผ 34.761481
52๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6900.04%โ–ฒ 14.762965
53๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8310.04%โ–ฒ 104.781483
54๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 3,3940.03%โ–ฒ 44.8131,449
55๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 3,5100.03%โ–ฒ 84.821481
56๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4,3720.02%โ–ฒ 84.8631,451
57๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5410.02%โ–ฒ 34.861484
58๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6560.02%โ–ฒ 94.861485
59๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2260.02%โ–ฒ 74.901481
60๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7,7470.01%โ–ฒ 64.921484
+= Median 1 in 1,1590.09%


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
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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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil


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 234.44%โ–ฒ 10.251360,009
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 531.87%โ–ฒ 20.251673,849
3๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 30.25732,320
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 681.48%โ–ฒ 40.251778,493
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 811.24%โ–ฒ 50.251046,155
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 931.07%โ–ฒ 60.251360,015
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 70.97836,937
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%โ–ฒ 81.93418,465
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 2350.43%โ–ฒ 92.31627,694
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 2440.41%โ–ฒ 102.4129,231
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 112.58313,851
12๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 123.21313,847
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 133.2829,233
14๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 143.31313,851
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 153.37313,848
16๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 163.47313,848
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 173.5129,233
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 183.5129,231
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 193.76313,846
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 234.2014,616
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 244.2129,231
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 274.4314,616
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 294.5614,617
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Capital Beijing 1 in 1,7320.06%โ–ฒ 304.6314,617
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%โ–ฒ 314.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4130.24%


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 5200.19%3.17136,283
2Latin America1 in 9200.11%3.972311,107
3Europe1 in 1,0150.10%4.0610249,302
4Asia1 in 1,3240.08%4.285426,048
5Middle East1 in 1,4730.07%4.352110,163
6North America1 in 1,8080.06%4.4710349,885


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 1840.54%0.25104,832
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 3590.28%2.354521,691
3๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701484
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4370.23%2.8352,424
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4390.23%2.8341,926
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4500.22%2.8952,422
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4530.22%2.90188,692
8๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4750.21%3.002969
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6050.17%3.43125,791
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 6160.16%3.46167,757
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 6310.16%3.492914,026
12๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 6370.16%3.512965
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 9180.11%3.9641,942
14๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 9200.11%3.9762,888
15๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 9660.10%4.0241,924
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9810.10%4.032971
17๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 1,0160.10%4.062968
18๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1,0420.10%4.0962,907
19๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
20๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0520.10%4.1083,869
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,1560.09%4.1831,449
22๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1,1620.09%4.1862,909
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 1,1960.08%4.2162,902
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 1,3440.07%4.292971
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4730.07%4.3541,930
26๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5560.06%4.391484
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,9640.05%4.5294,357
28๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal1 in 2,0050.05%4.531483
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 2,0170.05%4.538742,127
30๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0940.05%4.551484
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 2,2350.04%4.5762,895
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan1 in 2,3770.04%4.601485
33๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6700.04%4.6431,447
34๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 3,5100.03%4.731481
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5410.02%4.791484
36๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3280.02%4.822966

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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