A live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

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.

#	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 83	1.21%	▲ 1	0.25	31	15,034
2	🇮🇳 SpiceJet	1 in 121	0.82%	▲ 2	0.25	16	7,720
3	🇬🇧 easyJet	1 in 128	0.78%	▲ 3	0.25	58	28,041
4	🇮🇳 Air India	1 in 146	0.68%	▲ 4	0.66	31	14,935
5	🇬🇧 British Airways	1 in 146	0.68%	▲ 5	0.67	58	28,140
6	🇪🇸 Vueling	1 in 151	0.66%	▲ 6	0.81	24	11,584
7	🇮🇳 IndiGo	1 in 204	0.49%	▲ 7	1.90	30	14,447
8	🇮🇪 Ryanair	1 in 209	0.48%	▲ 8	1.96	63	30,414
9	🇺🇸 American Airlines	1 in 218	0.46%	▲ 9	2.10	138	66,940
10	🇨🇦 Air Canada	1 in 219	0.46%	▲ 10	2.11	27	13,043
11	🇮🇪 Aer Lingus	1 in 222	0.45%	▲ 11	2.15	8	3,876
12	🇺🇸 JetBlue	1 in 296	0.34%	▲ 12	2.86	27	12,989
13	🇦🇪 Emirates	1 in 298	0.34%	▲ 13	2.88	26	12,575
14	🇰🇪 Kenya Airways	1 in 319	0.31%	▲ 14	3.01	4	1,928
15	🇺🇸 United Airlines	1 in 320	0.31%	▲ 15	3.02	74	35,777
16	🇶🇦 Qatar Airways	1 in 333	0.30%	▲ 16	3.10	21	10,136
17	🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines	1 in 364	0.27%	▲ 17	3.26	6	2,910
18	🇨🇴 Avianca	1 in 365	0.27%	▲ 18	3.27	15	7,276
19	🇳🇱 KLM	1 in 373	0.27%	▲ 19	3.30	10	4,818
20	🇬🇧 Jet2	1 in 386	0.26%	▲ 20	3.36	7	3,381
21	🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines	1 in 389	0.26%	▲ 21	3.37	4	1,937
22	🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines	1 in 390	0.26%	▲ 22	3.37	10	4,812
23	🇦🇪 Etihad Airways	1 in 391	0.26%	▲ 23	3.38	9	4,360
24	🇨🇭 Swiss	1 in 394	0.25%	▲ 24	3.39	5	2,420
25	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines	1 in 399	0.25%	▲ 25	3.41	2	964
26	🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines	1 in 423	0.24%	▲ 26	3.50	6	2,903
27	🇪🇬 EgyptAir	1 in 430	0.23%	▲ 27	3.53	4	1,930
28	🇮🇹 ITA Airways	1 in 434	0.23%	▲ 28	3.54	8	3,857
29	🇩🇪 Lufthansa	1 in 441	0.23%	▲ 29	3.56	19	9,228
30	🇪🇸 Air Europa	1 in 490	0.20%	▲ 30	3.71	3	1,442
31	🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines	1 in 493	0.20%	▲ 31	3.71	55	26,514
32	🇦🇺 Qantas	1 in 506	0.20%	▲ 32	3.75	8	3,853
33	🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic	1 in 510	0.20%	▲ 33	3.76	3	1,447
34	🇧🇭 Gulf Air	1 in 524	0.19%	▲ 34	3.79	2	968
35	🇭🇺 Wizz Air	1 in 526	0.19%	▲ 35	3.80	4	1,928
36	🇦🇺 Jetstar	1 in 537	0.19%	▲ 36	3.82	5	2,404
37	🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines	1 in 633	0.16%	▲ 37	4.00	1	485
38	🇫🇷 Air France	1 in 718	0.14%	▲ 38	4.12	10	4,835
39	🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines	1 in 743	0.13%	▲ 39	4.15	14	6,799
40	🇲🇽 Aeromexico	1 in 749	0.13%	▲ 40	4.15	3	1,457
41	🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian	1 in 767	0.13%	▲ 41	4.17	1	481
42	🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas	1 in 919	0.11%	▲ 42	4.31	2	970
43	🇳🇱 Transavia	1 in 947	0.11%	▲ 43	4.33	3	1,444
44	🇷🇸 Air Serbia	1 in 955	0.10%	▲ 44	4.34	1	483
45	🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia	1 in 959	0.10%	▲ 45	4.34	4	1,939
46	🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines	1 in 963	0.10%	▲ 46	4.34	23	11,122
47	🇦🇪 Air Arabia	1 in 1,077	0.09%	▲ 47	4.41	2	970
48	🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines	1 in 1,136	0.09%	▲ 48	4.44	9	4,328
49	🇨🇦 Air Transat	1 in 1,148	0.09%	▲ 49	4.45	1	482
50	🇴🇲 Oman Air	1 in 1,166	0.09%	▲ 50	4.46	3	1,450
51	🇸🇦 Saudia	1 in 1,171	0.09%	▲ 51	4.46	5	2,427
52	🇨🇱 LATAM Chile	1 in 1,304	0.08%	▲ 52	4.51	3	1,450
53	🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific	1 in 1,358	0.07%	▲ 53	4.53	3	1,448
54	🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines	1 in 1,930	0.05%	▲ 54	4.67	2	971
55	🇳🇿 Air New Zealand	1 in 1,949	0.05%	▲ 55	4.68	1	481
56	🇮🇩 Batik Air	1 in 2,223	0.04%	▲ 56	4.72	1	484
57	🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil	1 in 2,345	0.04%	▲ 57	4.73	2	963
58	🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines	1 in 2,395	0.04%	▲ 58	4.74	1	481
59	🇹🇭 Thai Airways	1 in 2,577	0.04%	▲ 59	4.75	1	483
60	🇲🇾 Air Asia	1 in 2,677	0.04%	▲ 60	4.76	2	970
61	🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines	1 in 2,721	0.04%	▲ 61	4.77	1	486
62	🇵🇦 COPA Airlines	1 in 2,908	0.03%	▲ 62	4.78	1	481
63	🇵🇱 LOT Polish	1 in 3,107	0.03%	▲ 63	4.80	1	485
64	🇦🇺 Virgin Australia	1 in 3,215	0.03%	▲ 64	4.80	1	483
65	🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines	1 in 3,696	0.03%	▲ 65	4.83	1	482
66	🇧🇷 GOL Airlines	1 in 3,771	0.03%	▲ 66	4.83	1	481
67	🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia	1 in 4,552	0.02%	▲ 67	4.86	1	483
68	🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines	1 in 4,611	0.02%	▲ 68	4.86	1	483
69	🇰🇷 Korean Air	1 in 5,507	0.02%	▲ 69	4.88	1	483
70	🇧🇷 Azul	1 in 6,221	0.02%	▲ 70	4.90	1	482
71	🇨🇳 Air China	1 in 12,413	0.01%	▲ 71	4.95	1	485
+=	Median					1 in 537	0.19%

Biggest luggage losers right now

Biggest luggage winners right now

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 18	5.50%	▲ 1	0.25	47	216,991
2	🇬🇧 Heathrow	London	1 in 94	1.06%	▲ 2	0.25	15	69,252
3	🇬🇧 Stansted	London	1 in 98	1.02%	▲ 3	0.25	3	13,848
4	🇧🇪 Brussels	Brussels	1 in 133	0.75%	▲ 4	0.25	3	13,850
5	🇬🇧 Gatwick	London	1 in 137	0.73%	▲ 5	0.39	6	27,698
6	🇺🇸 Denver	Denver, CO	1 in 185	0.54%	▲ 6	1.58	6	27,700
7	🇮🇳 Gandhi	Delhi	1 in 191	0.52%	▲ 7	1.69	6	27,698
8	🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth	Dallas	1 in 202	0.49%	▲ 8	1.87	6	27,697
9	🇲🇽 Juárez	Mexico City	1 in 202	0.49%	▲ 9	1.87	4	18,464
10	🇺🇸 O'Hare	Chicago	1 in 289	0.35%	▲ 10	2.81	5	23,085
11	🇩🇪 Frankfurt	Frankfurt	1 in 292	0.34%	▲ 11	2.83	4	18,469
12	🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle	Paris	1 in 314	0.32%	▲ 12	2.98	4	18,468
13	🇺🇸 SFO	San Francisco	1 in 337	0.30%	▲ 13	3.12	3	13,847
14	🇺🇸 Miami	Miami	1 in 399	0.25%	▲ 14	3.41	2	9,231
15	🇳🇱 Schiphol	Amsterdam	1 in 413	0.24%	▲ 15	3.47	3	13,849
16	🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai	Bali	1 in 416	0.24%	▲ 16	3.48	1	4,617
17	🇪🇸 El Prat	Barcelona	1 in 427	0.23%	▲ 17	3.52	2	9,234
18	🇬🇧 Luton	London	1 in 488	0.20%	▲ 18	3.70	1	4,616
19	🇨🇭 Zurich	Zurich	1 in 523	0.19%	▲ 19	3.79	1	4,617
20	🇺🇸 George Bush	Houston, TX	1 in 736	0.14%	▲ 20	4.14	1	4,616
21	🇺🇸 Orlando	Orlando, FL	1 in 805	0.12%	▲ 21	4.21	1	4,616
22	🇪🇸 Barajas	Madrid	1 in 966	0.10%	▲ 22	4.34	1	4,617
23	🇲🇾 KLIA	Kuala Lumpur	1 in 1,059	0.09%	▲ 23	4.40	1	4,616
24	🇺🇸 LAX	Los Angeles	1 in 1,529	0.07%	▲ 24	4.59	1	4,617
25	🇦🇪 Dubai	Dubai	1 in 1,596	0.06%	▲ 25	4.60	1	4,616
26	🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson	Atlanta	1 in 1,879	0.05%	▲ 26	4.66	1	4,617
+=	Median						1 in 365	0.27%

Most luggage lost by airline region

Most luggage lost by airline country

#	Region	Probability of losing your luggage	Luggage score (out of 5)	Complaints (last 30 days)	Lost bags (last 30 days est.)
1	Africa	1 in 340	0.29%	2.21	10	4,838
2	North America	1 in 423	0.24%	2.76	372	179,879
3	Europe	1 in 438	0.23%	2.83	339	164,013
4	Middle East	1 in 573	0.17%	3.34	74	35,783
5	Oceania	1 in 842	0.12%	3.87	15	7,221
6	Latin America	1 in 1,676	0.06%	4.43	28	13,559
7	Asia	1 in 2,626	0.04%	4.64	92	44,352

#	Country	Probability of losing your luggage		Luggage score (out of 5)	Complaints (last 30 days)	Lost bags (last 30 days est.)
1	🇮🇳 India	1 in 146	0.68%	0.25	77	37,101
2	🇪🇸 Spain	1 in 151	0.66%	0.25	58	28,060
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 in 212	0.47%	0.52	126	61,009
4	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 in 215	0.46%	0.58	71	34,290
5	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 in 319	0.31%	2.02	4	1,928
6	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 in 333	0.30%	2.15	21	10,136
7	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 in 364	0.27%	2.39	6	2,910
8	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 in 365	0.27%	2.40	15	7,276
9	🇬🇷 Greece	1 in 389	0.26%	2.56	4	1,937
10	🇨🇦 Canada	1 in 390	0.26%	2.56	38	18,336
11	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 in 391	0.26%	2.57	37	17,906
12	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 in 394	0.25%	2.59	5	2,420
13	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 in 399	0.25%	2.62	2	964
14	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 in 430	0.23%	2.79	4	1,930
15	🇮🇹 Italy	1 in 434	0.23%	2.81	8	3,857
16	🇩🇪 Germany	1 in 441	0.23%	2.85	19	9,228
17	🇺🇸 United States	1 in 455	0.22%	2.91	334	161,543
18	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 in 524	0.19%	3.19	2	968
19	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 in 526	0.19%	3.19	4	1,928
20	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 in 535	0.19%	3.23	13	6,261
21	🇦🇺 Australia	1 in 537	0.19%	3.23	14	6,740
22	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 in 633	0.16%	3.50	1	485
23	🇫🇷 France	1 in 718	0.14%	3.68	10	4,835
24	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 in 749	0.13%	3.73	3	1,457
25	🇯🇴 Jordan	1 in 767	0.13%	3.76	1	481
26	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 in 919	0.11%	3.97	2	970
27	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 in 955	0.10%	4.00	1	483
28	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 in 959	0.10%	4.01	4	1,939
29	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 in 1,135	0.09%	4.16	15	7,280
30	🇴🇲 Oman	1 in 1,166	0.09%	4.19	3	1,450
31	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 in 1,171	0.09%	4.19	5	2,427
32	🇨🇱 Chile	1 in 1,304	0.08%	4.27	3	1,450
33	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	1 in 1,358	0.07%	4.30	3	1,448
34	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 in 1,949	0.05%	4.51	1	481
35	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 in 2,577	0.04%	4.63	1	483
36	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 in 2,677	0.04%	4.65	2	970
37	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 in 2,721	0.04%	4.65	1	486
38	🇵🇦 Panama	1 in 2,908	0.03%	4.67	1	481
39	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 in 2,987	0.03%	4.68	2	966
40	🇵🇱 Poland	1 in 3,107	0.03%	4.69	1	485
41	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 in 3,696	0.03%	4.74	1	482
42	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 in 3,771	0.03%	4.75	4	1,925
43	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 in 5,507	0.02%	4.83	1	483
44	🇨🇳 China	1 in 6,724	0.01%	4.86	2	968

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).

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!

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