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๐Ÿงณ๐Ÿ’จ 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 27,561 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 214.71%โ–ฒ 10.2517082,530
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 681.48%โ–ฒ 20.253818,387
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 761.31%โ–ฒ 30.255928,572
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 841.19%โ–ฒ 40.2510148,992
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 881.14%โ–ฒ 50.252914,018
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1070.93%โ–ฒ 60.255727,569
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1270.79%โ–ฒ 70.25104,826
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1480.68%โ–ฒ 80.71125,822
9๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1580.63%โ–ฒ 91.0062,915
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1620.62%โ–ฒ 101.082411,603
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1690.59%โ–ฒ 111.2617986,237
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2040.49%โ–ฒ 121.892914,035
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ฒ 131.9852,416
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2190.46%โ–ฒ 142.1083,864
15๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%โ–ฒ 152.2931,448
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2410.41%โ–ฒ 162.383315,908
17๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 2560.39%โ–ฒ 172.5231,442
18๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2590.39%โ–ฒ 182.5662,902
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2740.36%โ–ฒ 192.698641,725
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 2830.35%โ–ฒ 202.7673,367
21๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2870.35%โ–ฒ 212.79136,270
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 222.8352,418
23๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 232.832411,562
24๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2970.34%โ–ฒ 242.8783,877
25๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 252.9094,331
26๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3020.33%โ–ฒ 262.9141,931
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3050.33%โ–ฒ 272.928942,815
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3070.33%โ–ฒ 282.942411,646
29๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3120.32%โ–ฒ 292.9752,416
30๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3130.32%โ–ฒ 302.9873,384
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3310.30%โ–ฒ 313.096732,312
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3360.30%โ–ฒ 323.12115,303
33๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 3430.29%โ–ฒ 333.1552,419
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3690.27%โ–ฒ 343.2831,457
35๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 353.362713,051
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 363.3752,408
37๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4020.25%โ–ฒ 373.432110,117
38๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 383.51178,182
39๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 4430.23%โ–ฒ 393.5783,851
40๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4520.22%โ–ฒ 403.6052,415
41๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 4580.22%โ–ฒ 413.62125,804
42๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4600.22%โ–ฒ 423.6241,939
43๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4810.21%โ–ฒ 433.6883,863
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 4850.21%โ–ฒ 443.7083,861
45๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5070.20%โ–ฒ 453.75209,701
46๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5090.20%โ–ฒ 463.7631,450
47๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5250.19%โ–ฒ 473.792966
48๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5270.19%โ–ฒ 483.802512,029
49๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5390.19%โ–ฒ 493.821485
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 5420.18%โ–ฒ 503.8341,926
51๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5800.17%โ–ฒ 513.9162,888
52๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 524.0631,457
53๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 6960.14%โ–ฒ 534.0952,428
54๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7000.14%โ–ฒ 544.1031,448
55๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7040.14%โ–ฒ 554.10115,328
56๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 7240.14%โ–ฒ 564.1341,931
57๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7780.13%โ–ฒ 574.1962,901
58๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8620.12%โ–ฒ 584.2731,444
59๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8730.11%โ–ฒ 594.2762,885
60๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8800.11%โ–ฒ 604.2831,450
61๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 614.3741,933
62๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0130.10%โ–ฒ 624.3831,456
63๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0180.10%โ–ฒ 634.3841,932
64๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0600.09%โ–ฒ 644.402971
65๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0690.09%โ–ฒ 654.4131,451
66๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1140.09%โ–ฒ 664.432965
67๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1440.09%โ–ฒ 674.451483
68๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1500.09%โ–ฒ 684.4531,456
69๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1820.08%โ–ฒ 694.462962
70๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2510.08%โ–ฒ 704.4931,449
71๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2620.08%โ–ฒ 714.502962
72๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3060.08%โ–ฒ 724.5231,447
73๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 1,3290.08%โ–ฒ 734.522971
74๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3600.07%โ–ฒ 744.532971
75๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4130.07%โ–ฒ 754.552968
76๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4750.07%โ–ฒ 764.5741,927
77๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5180.07%โ–ฒ 774.5831,447
78๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,7910.06%โ–ฒ 784.6531,450
79๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9810.05%โ–ฒ 794.681481
80๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,1000.05%โ–ฒ 804.701483
81๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1890.02%โ–ฒ 814.901484
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4850.01%โ–ฒ 824.951482
+= Median 1 in 4590.22%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 313.24%โ–ฒ 10.2529,233
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 20.251046,158
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 901.11%โ–ฒ 30.25941,541
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%โ–ฒ 40.25836,938
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1090.92%โ–ฒ 50.251360,016
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%โ–ฒ 60.251046,157
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1310.76%โ–ฒ 70.25627,697
8๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 80.25313,852
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 90.39627,702
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1460.68%โ–ฒ 100.6829,234
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 111.47732,310
12๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 122.18313,850
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 132.64313,847
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 142.91418,464
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 153.25418,468
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 163.2929,233
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 173.37313,847
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 183.5129,234
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 193.5129,233
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 203.5229,234
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 213.7014,616
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 223.76313,849
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 233.8029,231
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 243.8229,234
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%โ–ฒ 253.8729,234
26๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 263.9029,232
27๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 273.9829,233
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 284.1414,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 294.2114,617
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 304.2129,232
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 314.2414,617
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 324.2814,617
33๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 334.3714,616
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 344.4314,616
+= Median 1 in 4060.25%


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.)
1Africa1 in 2580.39%1.312813,530
2North America1 in 2890.35%1.71570275,119
3Europe1 in 3690.27%2.43523253,251
4Middle East1 in 6100.16%3.446631,848
5Latin America1 in 7500.13%3.733818,370
6Asia1 in 8680.12%3.9117785,581
7Oceania1 in 1,0690.09%4.1194,355


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 681.48%0.25213103,335
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1070.93%0.2512158,549
3๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1270.79%0.25104,826
4๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1580.63%0.2562,915
5๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1800.56%0.255325,638
6๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4752,416
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2190.46%0.6683,864
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2310.43%0.893717,851
9๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9331,448
10๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 2560.39%1.2831,442
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 2830.35%1.6473,367
12๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 2920.34%1.752411,562
13๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3020.33%1.8641,931
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3040.33%1.8813766,419
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3120.32%1.9552,416
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3130.32%1.9773,384
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3180.31%2.01517249,481
18๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3360.30%2.17115,303
19๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3360.30%2.183516,928
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 3430.29%2.2352,419
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3690.27%2.4331,457
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4170.24%2.7283,873
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4240.24%2.76178,182
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4520.22%2.9052,415
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 4580.22%2.93125,804
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4600.22%2.9341,939
27๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4770.21%3.01157,237
28๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4810.21%3.0383,863
29๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5390.19%3.241485
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5800.17%3.3662,888
31๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 5960.17%3.412411,573
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6130.16%3.452411,586
33๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6750.15%3.5931,457
34๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 6960.14%3.6452,428
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 7240.14%3.6941,931
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8620.12%3.9031,444
37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8730.11%3.9162,885
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 8800.11%3.9283,865
39๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0180.10%4.0741,932
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,0690.09%4.1194,355
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1440.09%4.171483
42๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1820.08%4.202962
43๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,2510.08%4.24104,834
44๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2620.08%4.252962
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2850.08%4.2652,412
46๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,3060.08%4.2731,447
47๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3600.07%4.302971
48๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4750.07%4.3641,927
49๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,1000.05%4.551483
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4850.01%4.921482

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).

Like this? Follow me on X @ @levelsio for more hacky side projects!

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!

My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.


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