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 26,445 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🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 731.37%▼ 40.256229,808
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 901.11%=0.259545,673
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 991.01%=0.252612,516
4🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1060.94%▼ 60.252411,594
5🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1160.86%▼ 250.256029,026
6🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1270.79%▼ 150.25104,857
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1820.55%▲ 31.52209,629
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1970.51%▼ 31.7994,358
9🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2090.48%▲ 81.9752,428
10🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2110.47%▼ 81.992914,009
11🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%▼ 212.0794,331
12🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2290.44%▲ 32.2313263,792
13🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 72.3031,444
14🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2430.41%▼ 192.39167,718
15🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2490.40%▼ 142.4573,396
16🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2670.38%▼ 42.62146,743
17🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 2790.36%▼ 352.7341,930
18🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 3030.33%▼ 342.9141,927
19🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 3080.32%▲ 52.9573,389
20🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3130.32%▲ 122.9752,409
21🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 3300.30%▼ 173.082411,622
22🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%▲ 153.342964
23🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3900.26%▼ 83.386933,456
24🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4080.25%▼ 33.455828,059
25🇳🇵 Nepal Airlines 1 in 4140.24%▼ 273.471482
26🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4490.22%▲ 113.5952,427
27🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4570.22%▲ 23.61136,254
28🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4800.21%▼ 243.68157,236
29🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 5030.20%▼ 233.7452,412
30🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5070.20%▲ 63.752612,523
31🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5210.19%▼ 53.78209,697
32🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5290.19%▼ 53.8052,412
33🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5400.19%▲ 113.8352,420
34🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5460.18%▼ 13.8441,942
35🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5700.18%▲ 73.8931,456
36🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 5720.17%▼ 153.89136,258
37🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5730.17%▼ 153.902965
38🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5890.17%▼ 143.9362,893
39🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6500.15%▼ 34.033416,475
40🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6940.14%▼ 54.0952,411
41🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 7060.14%▼ 114.10115,308
42🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7410.13%▲ 234.1552,405
43🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7650.13%▲ 24.1741,929
44🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7670.13%▼ 84.172962
45🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 7770.13%▲ 194.192968
46🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7960.13%▲ 294.2031,448
47🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8090.12%=4.2252,412
48🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9570.10%▲ 364.341482
49🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9900.10%▼ 34.362962
50🇲🇾 Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 374.391485
51🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0480.10%▼ 14.402968
52🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0520.10%=4.401482
53🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,0540.09%▲ 44.4083,861
54🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 114.4131,445
55🇮🇷 Iran Air 1 in 1,1460.09%▲ 394.451483
56🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2920.08%▲ 44.5131,451
57🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3630.07%▲ 344.542970
58🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1,3790.07%▲ 194.5441,927
59🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,4590.07%▲ 154.5773,370
60🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1,4630.07%▲ 84.571483
61🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7410.06%▲ 154.642971
62🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7980.06%▲ 104.6531,444
63🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8770.05%▲ 114.662966
64🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,9520.05%▲ 144.6831,456
65🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9620.05%▲ 314.681485
66🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0290.05%▲ 184.692969
67🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0950.05%▲ 154.701484
68🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1260.05%▲ 164.701484
69🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6590.04%▲ 174.761485
70🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6900.04%▲ 184.761485
71🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8880.03%▲ 314.781484
72🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8280.03%▲ 204.831486
73🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9180.03%▲ 214.841482
74🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1760.02%▲ 224.851482
75🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5290.02%▲ 234.861485
76🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6520.02%▲ 244.861485
77🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4390.01%▲ 254.951484
78🇨🇳 China Eastern 1 in 16,2630.01%▲ 264.961486
+= Median 1 in 6710.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 China Eastern
🥈
🇨🇳 Air China 		                  🥉
🇧🇷 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.)
1🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 214.86%▲ 10.25313,846
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 541.84%▲ 20.2526120,047
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 641.57%▲ 30.251883,104
4🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 40.251150,770
5🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%▲ 50.25418,469
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 60.25732,311
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%▲ 70.30627,701
8🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%▲ 80.46941,545
9🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1460.68%▲ 90.6829,234
10🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 1880.53%▲ 101.62627,698
11🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%▲ 112.26523,084
12🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%▲ 122.44313,852
13🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 132.58313,846
14🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 142.77313,849
15🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%▲ 153.1229,234
16🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%▲ 163.37313,847
17🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 173.4329,232
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 4040.25%▲ 183.43313,851
19🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 193.47313,847
20🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 203.5229,232
21🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 213.76313,849
22🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 223.8029,233
23🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 233.8229,235
24🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 243.8629,231
25🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%▲ 253.99313,847
26🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 264.1414,617
27🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 274.2114,616
28🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 284.2129,233
29🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 294.2414,617
30🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 304.2514,615
+= Median 1 in 3610.28%


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 2490.40%1.182110,195
2North America1 in 4570.22%2.92387187,167
3Europe1 in 5550.18%3.29284136,837
4Middle East1 in 7060.14%3.659746,913
5Asia1 in 8670.12%3.9013766,017
6Oceania1 in 1,0740.09%4.1294,343
7Latin America1 in 2,2760.04%4.58146,772


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🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1160.86%0.256029,026
2🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1270.79%0.25104,857
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1820.55%0.254722,628
4🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2090.48%0.4552,428
5🇮🇳 India1 in 2110.47%0.4910048,148
6🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,444
7🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2490.40%1.1873,396
8🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2670.38%1.44146,743
9🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 2790.36%1.5941,930
10🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2840.35%1.663516,881
11🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 3030.33%1.8641,927
12🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522964
13🇳🇵 Nepal1 in 4140.24%2.711482
14🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4490.22%2.8952,427
15🇨🇦 Canada1 in 4570.22%2.923114,936
16🇫🇷 France1 in 4800.21%3.02157,236
17🇺🇸 United States1 in 5010.20%3.10356172,231
18🇫🇮 Finland1 in 5030.20%3.1152,412
19🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5450.18%3.2662,893
20🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 5460.18%3.2641,942
21🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5550.18%3.2911555,312
22🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5700.18%3.3331,456
23🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 6300.16%3.492311,145
24🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6430.16%3.522512,076
25🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6940.14%3.6352,411
26🇬🇷 Greece1 in 7770.13%3.782968
27🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9570.10%4.011482
28🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9900.10%4.042962
29🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,0440.10%4.0994,342
30🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0480.10%4.092968
31🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0520.10%4.101482
32🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,0540.09%4.1083,861
33🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0740.09%4.1294,343
34🇮🇷 Iran1 in 1,1460.09%4.171483
35🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2590.08%4.2562,887
36🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3630.07%4.302970
37🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1,3790.07%4.3141,927
38🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7410.06%4.452971
39🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9520.05%4.5131,456
40🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0290.05%4.532969
41🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,6750.04%4.6431,451
42🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6900.04%4.651485
43🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8880.03%4.671484
44🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8280.03%4.751486
45🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9180.03%4.761482
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5290.02%4.791485
47🇨🇳 China1 in 14,0960.01%4.932970

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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