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: 20 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 482.07%=0.255325,719
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 821.22%▼ 40.2510450,260
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 881.14%▲ 10.252210,678
4🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1150.87%=0.256531,250
5🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1150.87%▼ 30.253918,894
6🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1170.85%▲ 30.253114,932
7🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1170.85%▼ 150.253315,968
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1270.78%▲ 30.25146,750
9🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1360.74%▼ 10.334521,752
10🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1470.68%▲ 30.708943,091
11🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1560.64%▼ 30.9419493,541
12🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1560.64%▼ 70.9515273,199
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1590.63%▲ 41.023717,959
14🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1730.58%▼ 131.3494,351
15🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2100.48%▼ 171.983818,311
16🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2130.47%▲ 32.02125,781
17🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2160.46%▲ 62.073617,318
18🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2190.46%▼ 162.10104,851
19🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2260.44%▼ 52.20125,770
20🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2420.41%▼ 92.382913,971
21🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2470.40%▼ 222.444119,896
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2530.39%▲ 12.50146,734
23🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2550.39%▼ 252.5152,414
24🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 2640.38%▼ 242.6031,456
25🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2640.38%▲ 102.60146,799
26🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2810.36%▲ 102.7473,393
27🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 2880.35%▲ 72.80125,823
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2910.34%▼ 132.829344,860
29🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 32.8452,411
30🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2990.33%▲ 122.8873,396
31🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3040.33%▲ 12.92188,740
32🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 3110.32%▲ 72.96136,275
33🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3240.31%▼ 23.0573,367
34🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3380.30%▲ 173.132512,032
35🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3480.29%▼ 133.1831,456
36🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3510.28%▼ 123.202963
37🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3820.26%▼ 113.342964
38🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3830.26%▲ 263.3541,927
39🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%▲ 113.5241,940
40🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4480.22%▼ 43.58167,758
41🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4750.21%▼ 73.672970
42🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4980.20%▲ 43.732110,153
43🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5260.19%▼ 53.7952,426
44🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 5320.19%▲ 213.8152,426
45🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5550.18%▼ 33.862969
46🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 5660.18%▲ 63.8852,418
47🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6310.16%▲ 104.003516,977
48🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6380.16%=4.011482
49🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6510.15%▲ 184.0394,367
50🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7660.13%▲ 24.1741,925
51🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%▲ 34.312970
52🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9600.10%▲ 64.3441,936
53🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9640.10%▲ 54.3431,451
54🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9730.10%▲ 64.352963
55🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0170.10%▲ 224.3841,933
56🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0720.09%▲ 144.4131,447
57🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0820.09%▲ 94.412966
58🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1420.09%▲ 104.451484
59🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1690.09%▲ 114.4631,446
60🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1700.09%▲ 124.4641,931
61🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2090.08%▲ 134.481483
62🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2340.08%▲ 174.4931,444
63🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2780.08%▲ 154.501481
64🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 164.5131,444
65🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 184.5131,456
66🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3460.07%▲ 184.5341,929
67🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5530.06%▲ 194.592970
68🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 204.662965
69🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2140.05%▲ 214.711486
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2670.04%▲ 224.722969
71🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3740.04%▲ 354.731485
72🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5220.04%▲ 244.751481
73🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5840.04%▲ 254.751482
74🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7400.04%▲ 354.771482
75🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 3,0890.03%▲ 274.802970
76🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6260.02%▲ 284.861482
77🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4850.02%▲ 294.881485
78🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3630.01%▲ 304.911484
79🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4850.01%▲ 314.951482
+= Median 1 in 4480.22%


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 205.04%▲ 10.2543198,546
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 941.06%▲ 20.251569,239
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%▲ 30.25836,938
4🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 40.25313,849
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1640.61%▲ 51.14732,317
6🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 61.87418,463
7🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2410.42%▲ 72.37627,699
8🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 82.39523,084
9🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 2780.36%▲ 92.72418,465
10🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%▲ 102.83418,462
11🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 112.96418,468
12🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 123.12313,850
13🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3930.25%▲ 133.3929,232
14🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 143.4129,232
15🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 153.4814,617
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 163.49313,848
17🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 173.5229,234
18🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 183.7014,616
19🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 193.8229,232
20🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%▲ 203.9029,235
21🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 214.1414,617
22🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 224.1729,234
23🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 234.2114,617
24🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 244.2514,617
25🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 254.4014,616
26🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 264.6014,617
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 2290.44%0.84643310,345
2Africa1 in 2350.43%0.96157,265
3Europe1 in 2990.33%1.82506244,529
4Middle East1 in 4040.25%2.6510349,645
5Oceania1 in 6880.15%3.622311,110
6Latin America1 in 1,0570.09%4.104119,849
7Asia1 in 1,3110.08%4.2813766,308


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 1150.87%0.2510651,324
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1170.85%0.258943,062
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1370.73%0.2510349,841
4🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1520.66%0.2518589,208
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1590.63%0.257134,411
6🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1730.58%0.2594,351
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2190.46%0.65104,851
8🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2420.41%1.072913,971
9🇺🇸 United States1 in 2470.40%1.16572275,934
10🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2530.39%1.255225,018
11🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2550.39%1.2752,414
12🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 2640.38%1.4031,456
13🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2810.36%1.6273,393
14🇮🇹 Italy1 in 2880.35%1.70125,823
15🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2990.33%1.8273,396
16🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3040.33%1.88188,740
17🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3240.31%2.0773,367
18🇩🇪 Germany1 in 3380.30%2.192512,032
19🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3480.29%2.2731,456
20🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3510.28%2.292963
21🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3600.28%2.36199,217
22🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3820.26%2.522964
23🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,940
24🇫🇷 France1 in 4480.22%2.88167,758
25🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4750.21%3.002970
26🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5320.19%3.212110,148
27🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5550.18%3.292969
28🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6380.16%3.511482
29🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6510.15%3.5494,367
30🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7560.13%3.7494,355
31🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8230.12%3.852210,638
32🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972970
33🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9600.10%4.0141,936
34🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9640.10%4.0131,451
35🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9730.10%4.022963
36🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0170.10%4.0741,933
37🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1690.09%4.1931,446
38🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2090.08%4.211483
39🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2340.08%4.2331,444
40🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,2980.08%4.2731,456
41🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5530.06%4.392970
42🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,7100.06%4.442963
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,8800.05%4.4983,865
44🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2400.04%4.5831,455
45🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5220.04%4.621481
46🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7400.04%4.651482
47🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4850.02%4.831485
48🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7510.01%4.862964
49🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3630.01%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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