LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

🧳💨 Luggage Losers

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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: 6 days ago from 26,971 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🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 342.92%=0.2510651,195
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 771.30%▼ 70.2511153,443
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 861.16%=0.253014,462
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1160.86%▼ 100.253918,773
5🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1340.74%=0.28199,154
6🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1820.55%▼ 271.5273,377
7🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1970.51%▼ 261.7994,357
8🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2100.48%▲ 11.9914469,447
9🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2110.47%▼ 241.9952,407
10🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 82.3031,443
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2820.35%▼ 182.762110,128
12🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2880.35%▼ 212.80136,251
13🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 3040.33%=2.91209,713
14🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 3060.33%▼ 182.932612,544
15🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3420.29%▼ 133.156933,497
16🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%▼ 173.2762,891
17🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%▼ 163.352963
18🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3870.26%▼ 153.3652,421
19🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 4090.24%▲ 93.4594,353
20🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%▼ 133.5241,939
21🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 4390.23%▲ 63.56167,702
22🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4480.22%▼ 33.59167,756
23🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4500.22%▼ 103.5952,423
24🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 4520.22%▼ 73.606028,870
25🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 4560.22%▲ 73.612311,081
26🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 4780.21%▲ 223.672965
27🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 4950.20%▲ 13.72157,239
28🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5170.19%▲ 203.7831,455
29🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5200.19%▼ 43.7831,449
30🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 5300.19%▲ 103.814220,201
31🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5420.18%▼ 23.8352,408
32🇱🇺 Luxair 1 in 5430.18%▼ 13.831481
33🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5530.18%=3.85146,781
34🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 5590.18%▲ 133.87157,284
35🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5970.17%▲ 193.9441,931
36🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6180.16%▲ 253.9731,443
37🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 6460.15%▲ 44.0262,901
38🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 6770.15%▲ 54.06157,264
39🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 6890.15%▲ 204.0883,856
40🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 6900.14%▲ 104.08199,197
41🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6910.14%▲ 84.0852,422
42🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7600.13%▲ 94.1741,939
43🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 7730.13%▲ 314.1852,405
44🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 8010.12%▲ 114.2141,938
45🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8060.12%▲ 124.2152,421
46🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8580.12%▲ 404.2631,451
47🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8730.11%▲ 144.2762,887
48🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8760.11%▲ 154.282965
49🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 8770.11%▲ 254.2841,927
50🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 8810.11%▲ 174.2841,937
51🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9670.10%▲ 184.3431,446
52🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9670.10%▲ 194.3441,939
53🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9850.10%▲ 204.362967
54🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 214.391486
55🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0470.10%▲ 224.392969
56🇲🇾 Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0540.09%▲ 234.401481
57🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0540.09%▲ 244.402962
58🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0760.09%▲ 254.412971
59🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 1,1070.09%▲ 264.432971
60🇮🇷 Iran Air 1 in 1,1500.09%▲ 274.451481
61🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2050.08%▲ 284.471485
62🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2450.08%▲ 294.4931,456
63🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2610.08%▲ 464.502963
64🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3180.08%▲ 314.522967
65🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3500.07%▲ 324.5341,924
66🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3550.07%▲ 334.5331,451
67🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3720.07%▲ 344.542963
68🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1,4610.07%▲ 354.571484
69🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4700.07%▲ 364.5741,933
70🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5110.07%▲ 374.5831,454
71🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5180.07%▲ 384.581486
72🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5570.06%▲ 454.5931,451
73🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,7340.06%▲ 504.632966
74🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9730.05%▲ 414.681483
75🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2,0400.05%▲ 424.691482
76🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6740.04%▲ 434.761483
77🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8180.04%▲ 554.781485
78🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9180.03%▲ 454.841482
+= Median 1 in 6900.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Vueling
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇱 LATAM Chile
🥈
🇳🇱 Transavia 		                  🥉
🇦🇺 Jetstar


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🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 214.86%▲ 10.25313,847
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 711.42%▲ 20.252092,347
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%▲ 30.251046,172
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1040.96%▲ 40.251150,780
5🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 50.25732,321
6🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 60.25313,850
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%▲ 70.97523,080
8🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%▲ 81.47732,308
9🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%▲ 91.85418,467
10🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 101.87418,462
11🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%▲ 112.02418,466
12🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%▲ 122.44313,851
13🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%▲ 132.75418,463
14🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 142.8414,616
15🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 152.91418,465
16🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 162.96418,468
17🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%▲ 173.21313,849
18🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 183.36313,849
19🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 193.4129,231
20🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%▲ 203.5129,232
21🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 213.5229,234
22🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%▲ 223.81313,850
23🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 233.8629,233
24🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 244.0614,616
25🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 254.1414,616
26🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 264.1729,232
27🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 274.2114,617
28🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 284.2414,617
29🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 294.3329,233
30🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 304.4114,617
31🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 314.4614,617
32🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 324.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 3300.30%


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.)
1North America1 in 4880.20%3.05412198,846
2Africa1 in 5170.19%3.16167,716
3Europe1 in 5590.18%3.30394190,133
4Oceania1 in 8060.12%3.82104,842
5Asia1 in 8650.12%3.9011053,110
6Middle East1 in 8810.11%3.925325,603
7Latin America1 in 9670.10%4.022612,557


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🇪🇸 Spain1 in 861.16%0.2513766,140
2🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1820.55%0.2573,377
3🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2110.47%0.4952,407
4🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,443
5🇮🇳 India1 in 3040.33%1.876430,908
6🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3070.33%1.912813,554
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,891
8🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522963
9🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3930.25%2.582713,029
10🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 4090.24%2.6894,353
11🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,939
12🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 4390.23%2.84167,702
13🇫🇷 France1 in 4480.22%2.88167,756
14🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4500.22%2.8952,423
15🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 4780.21%3.012965
16🇺🇸 United States1 in 4880.20%3.05385185,817
17🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5170.19%3.162713,011
18🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5170.19%3.1631,455
19🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5170.19%3.1613263,575
20🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5200.19%3.1731,449
21🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 5220.19%3.18146,737
22🇱🇺 Luxembourg1 in 5430.18%3.251481
23🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6180.16%3.4631,443
24🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 6890.15%3.6283,856
25🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6910.14%3.6352,422
26🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 7730.13%3.7752,405
27🇦🇺 Australia1 in 8060.12%3.82104,842
28🇩🇪 Germany1 in 8450.12%3.88178,249
29🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8580.12%3.8931,451
30🇯🇵 Japan1 in 8730.11%3.9162,887
31🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 8760.11%3.922965
32🇴🇲 Oman1 in 8770.11%3.9241,927
33🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9670.10%4.0231,446
34🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 9680.10%4.022110,172
35🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9850.10%4.042967
36🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0440.10%4.091486
37🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0470.10%4.092969
38🇮🇷 Iran1 in 1,1500.09%4.171481
39🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2050.08%4.211485
40🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2610.08%4.252963
41🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 1,2780.08%4.2652,425
42🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,3180.08%4.2873,372
43🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3550.07%4.3031,451
44🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3720.07%4.312963
45🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,3840.07%4.3162,907
46🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4700.07%4.3541,933
47🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2,0400.05%4.531482
48🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9180.03%4.761482

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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