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: 6 days 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 691.44%=0.253717,959
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 961.05%▼ 120.258943,073
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1080.93%▲ 10.25188,695
4🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1210.83%▼ 170.253215,497
5🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1210.82%▼ 60.256129,498
6🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1250.80%▲ 10.252914,032
7🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1260.79%▲ 10.253617,322
8🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1690.59%▼ 81.263617,423
9🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1740.58%▼ 61.3613665,847
10🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1770.57%▼ 101.417435,947
11🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1780.56%▲ 81.44104,842
12🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1800.56%▲ 51.4716881,273
13🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1860.54%▲ 31.593215,394
14🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2220.45%▼ 42.153516,872
15🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 2230.45%▼ 62.1673,379
16🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2480.40%▼ 52.443215,506
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2690.37%▼ 42.642612,583
18🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2760.36%▼ 32.7083,846
19🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2820.36%▼ 22.7573,384
20🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2840.35%▲ 122.7794,331
21🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2860.35%▲ 92.79136,281
22🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 12.8452,412
23🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2990.33%▲ 22.8894,370
24🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3200.31%▲ 33.0241,923
25🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3210.31%▲ 43.03115,317
26🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 3240.31%▲ 53.05178,202
27🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3460.29%▲ 63.177837,750
28🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 3480.29%▲ 73.1862,914
29🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3510.28%▲ 83.2031,443
30🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3650.27%▲ 113.272311,140
31🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 3960.25%▲ 103.402970
32🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4030.25%▲ 113.43104,846
33🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%▲ 123.5241,936
34🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4340.23%▲ 133.5483,860
35🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5070.20%▲ 313.7531,455
36🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5250.19%▲ 153.79209,621
37🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 5330.19%▲ 163.8152,423
38🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5530.18%▲ 213.86136,275
39🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 5680.18%▲ 303.8852,409
40🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 6000.17%▲ 193.94178,190
41🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6340.16%▲ 204.001485
42🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 7530.13%▲ 214.1631,448
43🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7610.13%▲ 224.171485
44🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 7880.13%▲ 234.202813,585
45🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8370.12%▲ 244.2473,394
46🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8810.11%▲ 254.2831,448
47🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9200.11%▲ 264.312969
48🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9540.10%▲ 274.341483
49🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 9650.10%▲ 284.342971
50🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9660.10%▲ 294.3441,925
51🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 304.4131,445
52🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0780.09%▲ 314.412969
53🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1170.09%▲ 324.431481
54🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1430.09%▲ 334.451484
55🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1650.09%▲ 344.4631,450
56🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2700.08%▲ 354.501484
57🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3090.08%▲ 364.5231,444
58🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3620.07%▲ 454.5431,444
59🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 1,5570.06%▲ 384.592967
60🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5630.06%▲ 394.5931,445
61🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8430.05%▲ 404.662967
62🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9380.05%▲ 414.672967
63🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2340.04%▲ 424.721481
64🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2660.04%▲ 434.722970
65🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3760.04%▲ 444.731485
66🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5010.04%▲ 454.751485
67🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5680.04%▲ 464.751485
68🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6840.04%▲ 474.762968
69🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7280.04%▲ 484.771484
70🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8850.03%▲ 494.781485
71🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0450.03%▲ 504.791484
72🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7440.03%▲ 514.831484
73🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6020.02%▲ 524.861484
74🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5080.02%▲ 534.891483
75🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2010.02%▲ 544.901483
76🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3560.01%▲ 554.911485
77🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4390.01%▲ 564.951484
+= Median 1 in 5680.18%


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 		                  🥉
🇧🇷 Azul


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 224.45%▲ 10.2538175,439
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 941.06%▲ 20.251569,243
3🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 30.25313,847
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 40.39627,700
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1910.52%▲ 51.69627,695
6🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 62.39523,079
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 72.65313,847
8🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 2780.36%▲ 82.72418,470
9🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2890.35%▲ 92.81523,078
10🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%▲ 102.83418,465
11🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 3370.30%▲ 113.12313,852
12🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 123.4129,233
13🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 133.47313,852
14🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 143.4814,617
15🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 153.49313,850
16🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 163.5229,235
17🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 173.7014,616
18🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 183.9029,232
19🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 194.1414,616
20🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 204.1729,232
21🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 214.1914,616
22🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 224.2114,617
23🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 234.4014,616
24🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%▲ 244.4114,616
25🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 254.6614,615
+= 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 2960.34%1.79125,769
2North America1 in 3120.32%1.95536259,308
3Europe1 in 3570.28%2.34429207,678
4Middle East1 in 5110.20%3.149344,934
5Oceania1 in 6860.15%3.62209,685
6Latin America1 in 1,4250.07%4.333114,960
7Asia1 in 2,2340.04%4.5711254,075


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🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1250.80%0.257134,403
2🇮🇳 India1 in 1260.79%0.259043,440
3🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 1730.58%0.2516278,396
4🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1770.56%0.258440,789
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1860.54%0.256531,375
6🇬🇷 Greece1 in 2230.45%0.7473,379
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2690.37%1.462612,583
8🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2760.36%1.5583,846
9🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2820.36%1.6373,384
10🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3200.31%2.0341,923
11🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3210.31%2.044823,158
12🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 3240.31%2.07178,202
13🇺🇸 United States1 in 3460.29%2.25471227,933
14🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 3480.29%2.2762,914
15🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3510.28%2.3031,443
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 3650.27%2.402311,140
17🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3800.26%2.50188,691
18🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 3960.25%2.602970
19🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,936
20🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4340.23%2.8183,860
21🇦🇺 Australia1 in 5330.19%3.22188,714
22🇫🇷 France1 in 5530.18%3.28136,275
23🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6340.16%3.501485
24🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 7530.13%3.7431,448
25🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7610.13%3.751485
26🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8370.12%3.8773,394
27🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8600.12%3.902110,106
28🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9200.11%3.972969
29🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9540.10%4.001483
30🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 9650.10%4.022971
31🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9660.10%4.0241,925
32🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1170.09%4.151481
33🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1650.09%4.1831,450
34🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3090.08%4.2731,444
35🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,3260.08%4.2852,415
36🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3620.07%4.3031,444
37🇵🇱 Poland1 in 1,5570.06%4.392967
38🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,6990.06%4.442969
39🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,8430.05%4.482967
40🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,2500.04%4.5831,451
41🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5010.04%4.621485
42🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7280.04%4.651484
43🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8850.03%4.671485
44🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7440.03%4.7552,412
45🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5080.02%4.831483
46🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7190.01%4.862968
47🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3560.01%4.871485

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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