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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: 10 hours ago from 26,445 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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 561.78%โ–ผ 20.258038,862
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 851.18%โ–ฒ 10.2510148,649
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 891.13%โ–ฒ 10.252914,041
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 981.02%โ–ผ 20.252612,516
5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1060.94%=0.25125,781
6๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1140.88%โ–ผ 130.256129,589
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1490.67%=0.74125,781
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1660.60%โ–ผ 61.183717,788
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 1800.55%โ–ฒ 11.49209,707
10๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 61.9752,426
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2110.47%โ–ผ 11.9914369,279
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%โ–ฒ 12.0794,335
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2190.46%โ–ผ 102.1183,854
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2220.45%โ–ผ 522.1452,424
15๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%โ–ฒ 62.2931,448
16๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 2420.41%โ–ผ 232.3952,410
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 2430.41%โ–ผ 112.39167,718
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2490.40%โ–ฒ 32.45157,230
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2610.38%โ–ผ 12.5762,888
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2700.37%โ–ผ 142.6583,875
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3160.32%โ–ฒ 83.002512,139
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 13.287335,439
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3740.27%โ–ฒ 73.316330,572
24๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%โ–ฒ 143.332971
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 3950.25%โ–ฒ 83.40157,240
26๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4010.25%โ–ผ 173.42188,666
27๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ผ 393.471483
28๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 4200.24%โ–ผ 263.4962,887
29๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4300.23%โ–ฒ 73.5341,928
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4520.22%โ–ฒ 123.6052,412
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4530.22%โ–ฒ 53.602311,147
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4790.21%โ–ผ 63.6852,407
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4870.21%โ–ฒ 83.702713,021
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4940.20%โ–ฒ 13.72157,252
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5050.20%โ–ผ 263.7473,380
36๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5070.20%โ–ผ 303.7531,455
37๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5300.19%โ–ผ 183.8052,407
38๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5420.18%โ–ผ 23.8352,407
39๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5480.18%โ–ฒ 43.8441,934
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5560.18%โ–ฒ 43.86146,746
41๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5750.17%โ–ผ 253.902962
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 6170.16%=3.973617,362
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6900.14%โ–ผ 174.0852,428
44๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 6970.14%โ–ผ 84.0931,456
45๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7330.14%โ–ผ 214.142965
46๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 224.1452,423
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7650.13%โ–ฒ 174.1741,929
48๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 44.182969
49๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8100.12%โ–ฒ 204.2252,410
50๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 9550.10%โ–ฒ 234.341483
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9830.10%โ–ฒ 14.362969
52๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0530.09%โ–ฒ 214.401481
53๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0550.09%โ–ฒ 214.401481
54๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0580.09%โ–ฒ 84.4083,847
55๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0760.09%โ–ฒ 104.4131,443
56๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1410.09%โ–ฒ 194.441485
57๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,2760.08%โ–ผ 24.5083,852
58๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2960.08%โ–ผ 44.5131,447
59๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3650.07%โ–ฒ 184.542968
60๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3770.07%โ–ฒ 124.5441,931
61๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7450.06%โ–ฒ 144.642969
62๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,7840.06%โ–ฒ 54.6431,456
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8760.05%โ–ฒ 144.662966
64๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9540.05%โ–ผ 24.6831,455
65๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9620.05%โ–ฒ 144.681485
66๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0320.05%โ–ฒ 24.692968
67๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1070.05%โ–ฒ 144.701481
68๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1340.05%โ–ฒ 24.701482
69๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2680.04%โ–ฒ 44.722969
70๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5720.04%โ–ฒ 44.751484
71๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6710.04%โ–ฒ 154.761483
72๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6930.04%โ–ฒ 64.761485
73๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8890.03%โ–ฒ 154.781484
74๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8600.03%โ–ฒ 84.841482
75๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9290.03%โ–ฒ 124.841481
76๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1710.02%โ–ฒ 104.851483
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6540.02%โ–ฒ 114.861485
78๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2260.02%โ–ฒ 124.901481
79๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4930.01%โ–ฒ 134.951482
80๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,2570.01%โ–ฒ 144.961486
+= Median 1 in 5650.18%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


๐Ÿ†
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,851
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 502.00%โ–ฒ 20.2523106,186
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 501.98%โ–ฒ 30.2528129,278
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%โ–ฒ 40.251464,628
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 50.25418,467
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1010.99%โ–ฒ 60.25836,932
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 70.25836,927
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%โ–ฒ 80.46941,555
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 90.6829,231
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,462
11๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1880.53%โ–ฒ 111.62627,699
12๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 122.26523,082
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 132.58313,848
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 142.64418,464
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 152.77313,851
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 162.91418,467
17๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 173.1229,231
18๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 183.37313,851
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%โ–ฒ 193.4329,231
20๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 203.47313,851
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 213.5229,234
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 233.8029,234
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 243.8629,231
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%โ–ฒ 253.99313,852
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 264.1414,617
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 274.2114,617
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 284.2129,231
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 304.2514,616
+= Median 1 in 2930.34%


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 2190.46%0.672411,569
2North America1 in 3950.25%2.59415200,935
3Europe1 in 4900.20%3.06314151,568
4Middle East1 in 5560.18%3.2910450,364
5Asia1 in 1,0530.09%4.1016680,318
6Oceania1 in 1,0760.09%4.1294,336
7Latin America1 in 2,8890.03%4.67157,241


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‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1060.94%0.25125,781
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1140.88%0.256129,589
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1660.60%0.2512660,985
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 1800.55%0.255124,713
5๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2090.48%0.4552,426
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2190.46%0.6783,854
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2220.45%0.7252,424
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2280.44%0.833918,803
9๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9331,448
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 2420.41%1.0852,410
11๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 2490.40%1.18157,230
12๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502971
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3950.25%2.593315,919
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4010.25%2.63188,666
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4130.24%2.701483
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 4200.24%2.7462,887
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4300.23%2.7941,928
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4520.22%2.9052,412
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4650.22%2.9673,370
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4660.21%2.962813,554
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4660.21%2.96382185,015
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 5000.20%3.1012459,763
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5290.19%3.203014,487
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 5480.18%3.2741,934
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6900.14%3.6252,428
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 6970.14%3.6431,456
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 7770.13%3.782969
28๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 9550.10%4.011483
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9830.10%4.032969
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,0530.09%4.1094,344
31๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0550.09%4.101481
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0580.09%4.1083,847
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,0760.09%4.1294,336
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1410.09%4.171485
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2510.08%4.2462,905
36๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3650.07%4.302968
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3770.07%4.3141,931
38๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7450.06%4.462969
39๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9540.05%4.5131,455
40๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 2,0320.05%4.532968
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 2,2680.04%4.582969
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5720.04%4.631484
43๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6930.04%4.651485
44๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 2,8890.03%4.671484
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8600.03%4.751482
46๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,9290.03%4.761481
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 4,6540.02%4.8041,933
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1290.01%4.932968

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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