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 39,985 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 801.25%▼ 30.253215,509
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 811.23%▼ 40.252210,612
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1030.97%▲ 20.258340,120
4🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1060.94%▼ 310.255626,929
5🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1250.80%▼ 140.2510550,806
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1650.61%▼ 241.163717,903
7🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1820.55%=1.52125,820
8🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1930.52%▼ 31.72104,853
9🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2010.50%▼ 81.8515072,610
10🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2080.48%▼ 141.963818,436
11🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2270.44%▼ 52.21104,811
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2320.43%▲ 32.27115,306
13🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 2360.42%▼ 252.32199,226
14🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2540.39%▼ 352.5062,907
15🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2540.39%▼ 72.5152,416
16🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2600.38%▲ 112.57146,734
17🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 2600.38%▲ 92.5762,894
18🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2610.38%▼ 102.5810349,972
19🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2700.37%▼ 72.65104,842
20🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2760.36%▲ 172.70146,794
21🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2810.36%▲ 92.7473,395
22🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3080.32%▼ 32.957737,135
23🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 3090.32%▲ 212.953315,908
24🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3140.32%▼ 192.99115,327
25🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 3210.31%▼ 193.032311,150
26🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3220.31%▲ 83.03115,304
27🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 3380.30%▲ 73.13115,317
28🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3510.29%▼ 33.19209,643
29🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3510.28%▼ 203.202963
30🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4140.24%▼ 193.471482
31🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 4180.24%▲ 173.4852,428
32🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4680.21%▼ 83.65188,708
33🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4750.21%▼ 163.672970
34🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4780.21%▼ 33.672210,577
35🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 4810.21%▼ 143.6862,908
36🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 4870.21%▲ 73.7031,450
37🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 4920.20%▼ 123.714521,783
38🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 4980.20%▲ 63.73115,338
39🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5140.19%=3.77146,752
40🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5270.19%▲ 303.8052,418
41🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5540.18%▲ 263.862971
42🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5560.18%▲ 193.86146,745
43🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5720.17%▼ 63.8931,450
44🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 6080.16%▲ 33.9652,425
45🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6130.16%▼ 43.9731,453
46🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 7330.14%▼ 14.1483,876
47🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7610.13%▼ 24.171485
48🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7960.13%▼ 14.201482
49🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8030.12%▲ 134.2152,429
50🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 8410.12%▲ 14.2531,444
51🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 9260.11%▲ 184.3241,925
52🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 9470.11%▲ 254.3331,443
53🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0130.10%▲ 44.3841,941
54🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0490.10%▲ 414.401483
55🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,0690.09%▲ 64.4152,429
56🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0830.09%▲ 74.422965
57🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1700.09%▲ 84.462971
58🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1960.08%▲ 94.472963
59🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2130.08%▲ 104.481481
60🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways 1 in 1,2750.08%▲ 394.501482
61🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5640.06%▲ 154.6031,444
62🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6030.06%▲ 204.612968
63🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8810.05%▲ 144.662964
64🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9310.05%▲ 154.672971
65🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9490.05%▲ 314.671481
66🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9520.05%▲ 174.682968
67🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1000.05%▲ 184.701483
68🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5700.04%▲ 194.751484
69🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6570.04%▲ 204.761486
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5620.02%▲ 254.861482
71🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1980.02%▲ 234.901483
72🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3620.01%▲ 234.911484
+= Median 1 in 4890.20%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 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 501.99%▲ 10.251778,468
2🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 621.62%▲ 20.2514,616
3🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%▲ 30.30627,698
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 40.39627,693
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%▲ 50.59836,927
6🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 60.6829,233
7🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1570.64%▲ 70.96941,546
8🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1790.56%▲ 81.46627,694
9🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 92.58313,851
10🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 103.36313,850
11🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%▲ 113.5129,231
12🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 4810.21%▲ 123.68313,850
13🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 133.7014,617
14🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 143.9129,232
15🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 153.9829,234
16🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%▲ 164.1514,616
17🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 174.1729,232
18🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 184.2114,616
19🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 194.2514,616
20🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%▲ 204.2814,616
21🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 214.4314,617
22🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1,2570.08%▲ 224.5014,616
23🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 234.6014,616
24🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8800.05%▲ 244.6614,616
+= Median 1 in 4850.21%


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 2120.47%0.53178,235
2North America1 in 2910.34%1.74535258,753
3Europe1 in 4140.24%2.71408197,253
4Middle East1 in 6430.16%3.526028,951
5Latin America1 in 8810.11%3.923818,368
6Asia1 in 9260.11%3.979144,071
7Oceania1 in 1,7590.06%4.4694,363


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🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 981.02%0.2512761,418
2🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1530.65%0.257033,722
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1820.55%0.25125,820
4🇮🇳 India1 in 1930.52%0.256631,982
5🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2270.44%0.81104,811
6🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2540.39%1.2752,416
7🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2600.38%1.354923,693
8🇬🇷 Greece1 in 2600.38%1.3562,894
9🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2610.38%1.3712259,018
10🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2810.36%1.6173,395
11🇺🇸 United States1 in 3090.32%1.92465225,030
12🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3140.32%1.98115,327
13🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3510.29%2.29209,643
14🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3510.28%2.292963
15🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4140.24%2.711482
16🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 4180.24%2.7252,428
17🇩🇪 Germany1 in 4680.21%2.97188,708
18🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4750.21%3.002970
19🇵🇦 Panama1 in 4810.21%3.0262,908
20🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 4980.20%3.09115,338
21🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4980.20%3.09146,760
22🇫🇷 France1 in 5140.19%3.15146,752
23🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5540.18%3.292971
24🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 5560.18%3.292713,013
25🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5720.17%3.3431,450
26🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6130.16%3.4531,453
27🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 6830.15%3.612411,540
28🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7060.14%3.65104,847
29🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 7330.14%3.7083,876
30🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7610.13%3.751485
31🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7960.13%3.811482
32🇫🇮 Finland1 in 8410.12%3.8731,444
33🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 9260.11%3.9741,925
34🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0130.10%4.0641,941
35🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0490.10%4.091483
36🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1700.09%4.192971
37🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2130.08%4.221481
38🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,6030.06%4.4183,882
39🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,7040.06%4.442966
40🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,8810.05%4.4962,891
41🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9490.05%4.511481
42🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,9520.05%4.512968
43🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5620.02%4.791482
44🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3620.01%4.871484

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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