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 78	1.28%	▲ 1	0.25	33	15,921
2	🇮🇳 SpiceJet	1 in 115	0.87%	▲ 2	0.25	17	8,183
3	🇬🇧 easyJet	1 in 125	0.80%	▲ 3	0.25	59	28,560
4	🇮🇳 Air India	1 in 137	0.73%	▲ 4	0.37	33	15,951
5	🇬🇧 British Airways	1 in 145	0.69%	▲ 5	0.62	59	28,472
6	🇪🇸 Vueling	1 in 151	0.66%	▲ 6	0.81	24	11,584
7	🇨🇦 Air Canada	1 in 197	0.51%	▲ 7	1.78	30	14,528
8	🇮🇳 IndiGo	1 in 204	0.49%	▲ 8	1.89	30	14,471
9	🇺🇸 American Airlines	1 in 206	0.49%	▲ 9	1.93	146	70,820
10	🇮🇪 Ryanair	1 in 209	0.48%	▲ 10	1.98	63	30,295
11	🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines	1 in 216	0.46%	▲ 11	2.06	18	8,695
12	🇮🇪 Aer Lingus	1 in 224	0.45%	▲ 12	2.17	8	3,848
13	🇺🇸 United Airlines	1 in 247	0.40%	▲ 13	2.44	96	46,307
14	🇦🇪 Emirates	1 in 277	0.36%	▲ 14	2.71	28	13,543
15	🇺🇸 JetBlue	1 in 294	0.34%	▲ 15	2.85	27	13,059
16	🇰🇪 Kenya Airways	1 in 317	0.32%	▲ 16	3.00	4	1,937
17	🇶🇦 Qatar Airways	1 in 333	0.30%	▲ 17	3.10	21	10,155
18	🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines	1 in 365	0.27%	▲ 18	3.26	6	2,906
19	🇨🇴 Avianca	1 in 367	0.27%	▲ 19	3.27	15	7,249
20	🇳🇱 KLM	1 in 371	0.27%	▲ 20	3.29	10	4,843
21	🇬🇧 Jet2	1 in 387	0.26%	▲ 21	3.36	7	3,375
22	🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines	1 in 389	0.26%	▲ 22	3.37	4	1,936
23	🇦🇪 Etihad Airways	1 in 393	0.25%	▲ 23	3.39	9	4,342
24	🇨🇭 Swiss	1 in 396	0.25%	▲ 24	3.40	5	2,408
25	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines	1 in 397	0.25%	▲ 25	3.41	2	966
26	🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines	1 in 425	0.24%	▲ 26	3.51	6	2,895
27	🇪🇬 EgyptAir	1 in 428	0.23%	▲ 27	3.52	4	1,936
28	🇮🇹 ITA Airways	1 in 433	0.23%	▲ 28	3.54	8	3,870
29	🇩🇪 Lufthansa	1 in 442	0.23%	▲ 29	3.57	19	9,207
30	🇦🇺 Qantas	1 in 448	0.22%	▲ 30	3.59	9	4,351
31	🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines	1 in 459	0.22%	▲ 31	3.62	59	28,430
32	🇪🇸 Air Europa	1 in 488	0.21%	▲ 32	3.70	3	1,449
33	🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic	1 in 509	0.20%	▲ 33	3.76	3	1,449
34	🇭🇺 Wizz Air	1 in 525	0.19%	▲ 34	3.79	4	1,931
35	🇧🇭 Gulf Air	1 in 527	0.19%	▲ 35	3.80	2	962
36	🇦🇺 Jetstar	1 in 535	0.19%	▲ 36	3.82	5	2,414
37	🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines	1 in 635	0.16%	▲ 37	4.00	1	484
38	🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines	1 in 700	0.14%	▲ 38	4.10	15	7,218
39	🇫🇷 Air France	1 in 716	0.14%	▲ 39	4.12	10	4,848
40	🇲🇽 Aeromexico	1 in 753	0.13%	▲ 40	4.16	3	1,448
41	🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian	1 in 762	0.13%	▲ 41	4.17	1	484
42	🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines	1 in 889	0.11%	▲ 42	4.29	25	12,044
43	🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas	1 in 922	0.11%	▲ 43	4.31	2	966
44	🇳🇱 Transavia	1 in 944	0.11%	▲ 44	4.33	3	1,449
45	🇷🇸 Air Serbia	1 in 952	0.11%	▲ 45	4.33	1	484
46	🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia	1 in 960	0.10%	▲ 46	4.34	4	1,936
47	🇸🇦 Saudia	1 in 978	0.10%	▲ 47	4.35	6	2,905
48	🇦🇪 Air Arabia	1 in 1,085	0.09%	▲ 48	4.42	2	963
49	🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines	1 in 1,132	0.09%	▲ 49	4.44	9	4,343
50	🇨🇦 Air Transat	1 in 1,148	0.09%	▲ 50	4.45	1	482
51	🇴🇲 Oman Air	1 in 1,171	0.09%	▲ 51	4.46	3	1,444
52	🇨🇱 LATAM Chile	1 in 1,299	0.08%	▲ 52	4.51	3	1,454
53	🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific	1 in 1,356	0.07%	▲ 53	4.53	3	1,450
54	🇵🇱 LOT Polish	1 in 1,565	0.06%	▲ 54	4.60	2	962
55	🇳🇿 Air New Zealand	1 in 1,933	0.05%	▲ 55	4.67	1	485
56	🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines	1 in 1,946	0.05%	▲ 56	4.67	2	963
57	🇮🇩 Batik Air	1 in 2,225	0.04%	▲ 57	4.72	1	483
58	🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil	1 in 2,328	0.04%	▲ 58	4.73	2	970
59	🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines	1 in 2,380	0.04%	▲ 59	4.73	1	484
60	🇹🇭 Thai Airways	1 in 2,583	0.04%	▲ 60	4.75	1	482
61	🇲🇾 Air Asia	1 in 2,685	0.04%	▲ 61	4.76	2	967
62	🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines	1 in 2,723	0.04%	▲ 62	4.77	1	485
63	🇵🇦 COPA Airlines	1 in 2,887	0.03%	▲ 63	4.78	1	484
64	🇦🇺 Virgin Australia	1 in 3,196	0.03%	▲ 64	4.80	1	486
65	🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines	1 in 3,670	0.03%	▲ 65	4.83	1	486
66	🇧🇷 GOL Airlines	1 in 3,765	0.03%	▲ 66	4.83	1	482
67	🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia	1 in 4,553	0.02%	▲ 67	4.86	1	483
68	🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines	1 in 4,622	0.02%	▲ 68	4.86	1	482
69	🇰🇷 Korean Air	1 in 5,476	0.02%	▲ 69	4.88	1	485
70	🇧🇷 Azul	1 in 6,203	0.02%	▲ 70	4.90	1	483
71	🇨🇳 Air China	1 in 12,439	0.01%	▲ 71	4.95	1	484
+=	Median					1 in 535	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	216,976
2	🇬🇧 Heathrow	London	1 in 94	1.06%	▲ 2	0.25	15	69,255
3	🇬🇧 Stansted	London	1 in 98	1.02%	▲ 3	0.25	3	13,847
4	🇧🇪 Brussels	Brussels	1 in 133	0.75%	▲ 4	0.25	3	13,846
5	🇬🇧 Gatwick	London	1 in 137	0.73%	▲ 5	0.39	6	27,696
6	🇺🇸 Denver	Denver, CO	1 in 185	0.54%	▲ 6	1.58	6	27,702
7	🇮🇳 Gandhi	Delhi	1 in 191	0.52%	▲ 7	1.69	6	27,694
8	🇲🇽 Juárez	Mexico City	1 in 202	0.49%	▲ 8	1.87	4	18,466
9	🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth	Dallas	1 in 202	0.49%	▲ 9	1.87	6	27,693
10	🇺🇸 O'Hare	Chicago	1 in 289	0.35%	▲ 10	2.81	5	23,078
11	🇩🇪 Frankfurt	Frankfurt	1 in 292	0.34%	▲ 11	2.83	4	18,464
12	🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle	Paris	1 in 314	0.32%	▲ 12	2.98	4	18,464
13	🇺🇸 SFO	San Francisco	1 in 337	0.30%	▲ 13	3.12	3	13,851
14	🇺🇸 Miami	Miami	1 in 399	0.25%	▲ 14	3.41	2	9,234
15	🇳🇱 Schiphol	Amsterdam	1 in 413	0.24%	▲ 15	3.47	3	13,851
16	🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai	Bali	1 in 416	0.24%	▲ 16	3.48	1	4,616
17	🇪🇸 El Prat	Barcelona	1 in 427	0.23%	▲ 17	3.52	2	9,232
18	🇬🇧 Luton	London	1 in 488	0.20%	▲ 18	3.70	1	4,617
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	4,617
21	🇺🇸 Orlando	Orlando, FL	1 in 805	0.12%	▲ 21	4.21	1	4,615
22	🇪🇸 Barajas	Madrid	1 in 965	0.10%	▲ 22	4.34	1	4,617
23	🇲🇾 KLIA	Kuala Lumpur	1 in 1,059	0.09%	▲ 23	4.40	1	4,617
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 339	0.29%	2.20	10	4,843
2	North America	1 in 425	0.24%	2.76	419	202,568
3	Europe	1 in 437	0.23%	2.83	345	166,529
4	Middle East	1 in 576	0.17%	3.35	77	37,218
5	Oceania	1 in 837	0.12%	3.87	16	7,736
6	Latin America	1 in 1,668	0.06%	4.43	28	13,536
7	Asia	1 in 2,633	0.04%	4.64	95	45,859

#	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 137	0.73%	0.25	80	38,606
2	🇪🇸 Spain	1 in 151	0.66%	0.25	60	28,955
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 in 211	0.47%	0.49	128	61,855
4	🇨🇦 Canada	1 in 216	0.46%	0.59	49	23,705
5	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 in 216	0.46%	0.61	71	34,143
6	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 in 317	0.32%	2.01	4	1,937
7	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 in 333	0.30%	2.15	21	10,155
8	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 in 365	0.27%	2.40	6	2,906
9	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 in 367	0.27%	2.41	15	7,249
10	🇬🇷 Greece	1 in 389	0.26%	2.56	4	1,936
11	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 in 393	0.25%	2.58	39	18,848
12	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 in 396	0.25%	2.60	5	2,408
13	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 in 397	0.25%	2.61	2	966
14	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 in 428	0.23%	2.78	4	1,936
15	🇮🇹 Italy	1 in 433	0.23%	2.80	8	3,870
16	🇺🇸 United States	1 in 441	0.23%	2.85	370	178,863
17	🇩🇪 Germany	1 in 442	0.23%	2.85	19	9,207
18	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 in 525	0.19%	3.19	4	1,931
19	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 in 527	0.19%	3.20	2	962
20	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 in 533	0.19%	3.22	13	6,292
21	🇦🇺 Australia	1 in 535	0.19%	3.22	15	7,251
22	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 in 635	0.16%	3.50	1	484
23	🇫🇷 France	1 in 716	0.14%	3.67	10	4,848
24	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 in 753	0.13%	3.74	3	1,448
25	🇯🇴 Jordan	1 in 762	0.13%	3.75	1	484
26	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 in 922	0.11%	3.97	2	966
27	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 in 952	0.11%	4.00	1	484
28	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 in 960	0.10%	4.01	4	1,936
29	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 in 978	0.10%	4.03	6	2,905
30	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 in 1,082	0.09%	4.12	16	7,702
31	🇴🇲 Oman	1 in 1,171	0.09%	4.19	3	1,444
32	🇨🇱 Chile	1 in 1,299	0.08%	4.27	3	1,454
33	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	1 in 1,356	0.07%	4.30	3	1,450
34	🇵🇱 Poland	1 in 1,565	0.06%	4.39	2	962
35	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 in 1,933	0.05%	4.51	1	485
36	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 in 2,583	0.04%	4.63	1	482
37	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 in 2,685	0.04%	4.65	2	967
38	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 in 2,723	0.04%	4.65	1	485
39	🇵🇦 Panama	1 in 2,887	0.03%	4.67	1	484
40	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 in 2,989	0.03%	4.68	2	966
41	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 in 3,670	0.03%	4.74	1	486
42	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 in 3,765	0.03%	4.75	4	1,935
43	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 in 5,476	0.02%	4.83	1	485
44	🇨🇳 China	1 in 6,740	0.01%	4.86	2	966

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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