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: 2 days ago from 43,075 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🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 521.93%▼ 340.253818,429
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 851.17%▲ 10.255325,550
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1070.93%▼ 40.252411,591
4🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 1250.80%▲ 20.25188,733
5🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 1480.68%▼ 30.7118488,517
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1520.66%▲ 20.834019,419
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1650.61%▲ 21.152210,636
8🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 1770.57%▲ 21.412110,180
9🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1770.57%▼ 71.424823,303
10🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1940.52%▲ 71.73104,840
11🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2020.49%▲ 11.8715072,130
12🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2440.41%▼ 232.4162,891
13🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3040.33%▲ 42.9252,426
14🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3110.32%▼ 12.967636,797
15🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3120.32%▼ 202.9773,395
16🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3180.31%▼ 193.0141,930
17🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 3300.30%▼ 183.0862,889
18🇿🇦 South African 1 in 3380.30%▼ 173.1362,908
19🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3440.29%▼ 53.162110,100
20🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3490.29%▲ 93.1862,906
21🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 3560.28%▼ 143.2252,419
22🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3650.27%▲ 33.272311,147
23🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3880.26%▲ 53.37209,659
24🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3920.25%▲ 103.39157,285
25🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3930.25%▼ 103.3994,342
26🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4150.24%▼ 93.471482
27🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 4290.23%▼ 83.5262,902
28🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 4640.22%▲ 153.63157,287
29🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 5030.20%▼ 63.7483,877
30🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 5260.19%▼ 53.802964
31🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 5270.19%▲ 103.80146,790
32🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5420.18%▲ 203.8341,927
33🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 5680.18%▼ 23.88146,764
34🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5700.18%▲ 13.892311,127
35🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5720.17%=3.8931,450
36🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 5770.17%▲ 13.9052,425
37🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 5770.17%▲ 23.9062,901
38🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6060.17%▲ 33.952964
39🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 6110.16%▲ 83.9694,348
40🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 6370.16%▲ 144.0141,929
41🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6480.15%▲ 164.023416,516
42🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6560.15%▲ 154.03167,704
43🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6590.15%▲ 84.0441,934
44🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 6750.15%▲ 144.0641,935
45🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 7350.14%▲ 234.1483,869
46🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7630.13%▲ 114.171483
47🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 7750.13%▲ 124.182972
48🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 8360.12%▲ 134.2431,452
49🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 8440.12%▲ 324.25125,827
50🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9560.10%▲ 154.341482
51🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9680.10%▲ 164.352968
52🇺🇦 UIA 1 in 1,2020.08%▲ 174.471486
53🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1,2980.08%▲ 184.5131,444
54🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 1,3470.07%▲ 254.532969
55🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3550.07%▲ 204.5331,451
56🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 1,4670.07%▲ 214.571482
57🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5330.07%▲ 224.592962
58🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7540.06%▲ 234.642964
59🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8430.05%▲ 244.662967
60🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8480.05%▲ 404.661482
61🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8730.05%▲ 274.662968
62🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3420.04%▲ 274.732964
63🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3760.04%▲ 284.731485
64🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3910.04%▲ 414.741482
65🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6700.04%▲ 374.761483
66🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6800.04%▲ 314.762969
67🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7470.04%▲ 324.771481
68🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8430.04%▲ 364.781481
69🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2000.03%▲ 344.801485
70🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4800.03%▲ 354.821481
71🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8380.03%▲ 364.831484
72🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5360.02%▲ 374.861484
73🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 5,2010.02%▲ 384.881484
74🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1790.02%▲ 394.901485
+= Median 1 in 5910.17%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇦🇪 flydubai
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇧🇷 Azul
🥈
🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 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🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 205.04%▲ 10.2543198,482
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%▲ 20.25941,541
3🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 30.6829,233
4🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1960.51%▲ 41.77418,462
5🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%▲ 51.8229,234
6🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 2480.40%▲ 62.44523,082
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 72.65313,849
8🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 82.77313,848
9🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 3140.32%▲ 92.98418,464
10🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 103.29313,852
11🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 4120.24%▲ 113.4629,234
12🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%▲ 123.7529,235
13🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%▲ 133.7914,617
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 143.8229,235
15🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 153.9629,231
16🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 164.0614,616
17🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 7060.14%▲ 174.1029,232
18🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 184.1414,615
19🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,617
20🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7940.13%▲ 204.2014,616
21🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 214.2129,235
22🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%▲ 224.2814,617
23🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 234.4014,617
24🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 244.4614,617
25🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 254.5214,617
26🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 264.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 5300.19%


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 3180.31%2.02178,233
2Middle East1 in 5420.18%3.2510349,857
3Europe1 in 5700.18%3.33266128,683
4North America1 in 6010.17%3.42494238,171
5Oceania1 in 1,4210.07%4.33125,814
6Asia1 in 1,5620.06%4.3912459,963
7Latin America1 in 1,8480.05%4.493818,405


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🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 1250.80%0.25188,733
2🇮🇳 India1 in 1520.66%0.2510349,808
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1650.61%0.255225,118
4🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3120.32%1.9673,395
5🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3180.31%2.0241,930
6🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 3300.30%2.1262,889
7🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3320.30%2.142210,661
8🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 3380.30%2.1962,908
9🇫🇷 France1 in 3440.29%2.242110,100
10🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3490.29%2.2862,906
11🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3860.26%2.547134,453
12🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3900.26%2.577134,358
13🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4150.24%2.711482
14🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 4290.23%2.7862,902
15🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4380.23%2.832813,546
16🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 4640.22%2.95157,287
17🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 5260.19%3.192964
18🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5720.17%3.3431,450
19🇵🇦 Panama1 in 5770.17%3.3552,425
20🇮🇹 Italy1 in 5770.17%3.3562,901
21🇺🇸 United States1 in 6010.17%3.42476229,442
22🇨🇦 Canada1 in 6020.17%3.42188,729
23🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6060.17%3.432964
24🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 6110.16%3.4594,348
25🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6610.15%3.562411,629
26🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 7350.14%3.7183,869
27🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7630.13%3.761483
28🇬🇷 Greece1 in 7750.13%3.772972
29🇫🇮 Finland1 in 8360.12%3.8631,452
30🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9560.10%4.011482
31🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9680.10%4.022968
32🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1,0280.10%4.08178,188
33🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,0580.09%4.1062,903
34🇺🇦 Ukraine1 in 1,2020.08%4.211486
35🇦🇹 Austria1 in 1,3470.07%4.292969
36🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3550.07%4.3031,451
37🇮🇱 Israel1 in 1,4670.07%4.351482
38🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7540.06%4.462964
39🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,8430.05%4.482967
40🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1,8480.05%4.491482
41🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,3420.04%4.5952,417
42🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3910.04%4.601482
43🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,6700.04%4.64104,846
44🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7470.04%4.651481
45🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8380.03%4.751484
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5360.02%4.791484
47🇯🇵 Japan1 in 5,2010.02%4.821484
48🇨🇳 China1 in —0.00%5.0000
49🇮🇷 Iran1 in —0.00%5.0000
50🇰🇷 South Korea1 in —0.00%5.0000
51🇨🇱 Chile1 in —0.00%5.0000
52🇮🇶 Iraq1 in —0.00%5.0000
53🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in —0.00%5.0000
54🇰🇿 Kazakhstan1 in —0.00%5.0000
55🇹🇳 Tunisia1 in —0.00%5.0000
56🇳🇴 Norway1 in —0.00%5.0000
57🇮🇸 Iceland1 in —0.00%5.0000
58🇰🇼 Kuwait1 in —0.00%5.0000
59🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in —0.00%5.0000
60🇵🇭 Philippines1 in —0.00%5.0000
61🇲🇦 Morocco1 in —0.00%5.0000
62🇱🇺 Luxembourg1 in —0.00%5.0000
63🇵🇱 Poland1 in —0.00%5.0000
64🇹🇲 Turkmenistan1 in —0.00%5.0000
65🇵🇹 Portugal1 in —0.00%5.0000
66🇷🇺 Russia1 in —0.00%5.0000
67🇨🇿 Czechia1 in —0.00%5.0000
68🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in —0.00%5.0000
69🇰🇵 North Korea1 in —0.00%5.0000
70🇩🇿 Algeria1 in —0.00%5.0000
71🇳🇵 Nepal1 in —0.00%5.0000
72🇱🇦 Laos1 in —0.00%5.0000
73🇧🇩 Bangladesh1 in —0.00%5.0000
74🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in —0.00%5.0000
75🇪🇨 Ecuador1 in —0.00%5.0000
76🇨🇺 Cuba1 in —0.00%5.0000
77 1 in —0.00%5.0000

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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