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: 7 days ago from 31,817 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🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 362.76%▲ 10.2516981,419
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 561.77%▲ 20.258038,702
3🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1210.83%▲ 30.25167,742
4🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1230.81%▲ 40.252110,140
5🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1570.64%▲ 50.97146,738
6🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2320.43%▲ 62.2731,456
7🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 2530.39%▲ 72.50104,850
8🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2540.39%▲ 82.5152,421
9🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2550.39%▲ 92.5183,859
10🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2620.38%▲ 102.5841,938
11🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2710.37%▲ 112.6683,854
12🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2870.35%▲ 122.792713,062
13🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3010.33%▲ 132.90125,817
14🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 3030.33%▲ 142.912813,585
15🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 3100.32%▲ 152.96125,797
16🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 3570.28%▲ 163.2352,409
17🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3800.26%▲ 173.337134,390
18🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 183.3441,938
19🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%▲ 193.342967
20🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 3890.26%▲ 203.37188,695
21🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4670.21%▲ 213.646531,283
22🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 4880.21%▲ 223.7031,449
23🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 5020.20%▲ 233.74115,298
24🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5040.20%▲ 243.7473,386
25🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5100.20%▲ 253.76209,639
26🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5640.18%▲ 263.8841,934
27🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5720.17%▲ 273.892311,099
28🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5970.17%▲ 283.94125,815
29🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6960.14%▲ 294.0952,407
30🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7200.14%▲ 304.1241,942
31🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7660.13%▲ 314.1741,926
32🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7780.13%▲ 324.192968
33🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 7780.13%▲ 334.1952,408
34🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7940.13%▲ 344.201484
35🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 8410.12%▲ 354.2573,397
36🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 8470.12%▲ 364.252813,520
37🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8560.12%▲ 374.2631,454
38🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8760.11%▲ 384.2831,456
39🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 8760.11%▲ 394.28125,773
40🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9230.11%▲ 404.312965
41🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9810.10%▲ 414.352971
42🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,0030.10%▲ 424.372210,678
43🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,0710.09%▲ 434.4152,425
44🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1970.08%▲ 444.472963
45🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2350.08%▲ 454.4931,443
46🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2760.08%▲ 464.5031,456
47🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2960.08%▲ 474.5131,446
48🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,4000.07%▲ 484.5562,907
49🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,4760.07%▲ 494.5752,425
50🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7160.06%▲ 504.631483
51🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7550.06%▲ 514.642963
52🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8680.05%▲ 524.662971
53🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9470.05%▲ 534.671481
54🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,9540.05%▲ 544.6831,455
55🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,9850.05%▲ 554.6841,935
56🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0590.05%▲ 564.6931,455
57🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,0930.05%▲ 574.701484
58🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1060.05%▲ 584.701481
59🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3310.04%▲ 594.732969
60🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3860.04%▲ 604.731483
61🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5150.04%▲ 614.751483
62🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6990.04%▲ 624.771484
63🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,7090.04%▲ 634.771482
64🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7270.04%▲ 644.771485
65🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6740.03%▲ 654.831481
66🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9130.03%▲ 664.841483
67🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0540.02%▲ 674.841481
68🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5330.02%▲ 684.861485
69🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5240.02%▲ 694.891481
+= Median 1 in 8410.12%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 SpiceJet


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇦🇺 Qantas


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%▲ 10.251778,466
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 521.92%▲ 20.2522101,545
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%▲ 30.251150,786
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 42.18313,849
5🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 52.64313,847
6🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2930.34%▲ 62.84313,848
7🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 72.8414,616
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 83.4329,233
9🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 93.47313,847
10🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 103.4814,615
11🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 113.49313,850
12🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 123.76313,848
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,234
14🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 143.8729,231
15🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 153.9129,231
16🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 164.1229,232
17🇵🇭 Aquino Manila 1 in 7600.13%▲ 174.1714,616
18🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 7950.13%▲ 184.2014,616
19🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 8240.12%▲ 194.2314,616
20🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 204.2414,617
21🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 214.2614,616
22🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 224.3714,615
23🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%▲ 234.4114,616
24🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 244.4814,615
25🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 254.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 5300.19%


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 2540.39%1.262713,018
2Middle East1 in 3890.26%2.567234,804
3Europe1 in 7750.13%3.7715976,884
4North America1 in 8090.12%3.83240115,953
5Asia1 in 8760.11%3.92290139,964
6Latin America1 in 1,2360.08%4.232914,018
7Oceania1 in 2,6300.04%4.642963


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🇮🇳 India1 in 561.77%0.25265127,862
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1570.64%0.25146,738
3🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2320.43%0.9131,456
4🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2540.39%1.2652,421
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2550.39%1.2783,859
6🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2620.38%1.3741,938
7🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2870.35%1.694220,302
8🇪🇸 Spain1 in 3010.33%1.843617,406
9🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 3100.32%1.94125,797
10🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
11🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 3890.26%2.56188,695
12🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4400.23%2.842813,508
13🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 5020.20%3.11115,298
14🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5640.18%3.3241,934
15🇫🇷 France1 in 5970.17%3.41125,815
16🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 6050.17%3.433818,430
17🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6960.14%3.6352,407
18🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7200.14%3.6841,942
19🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 7780.13%3.782968
20🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7940.13%3.801484
21🇺🇸 United States1 in 8040.12%3.82228110,148
22🇨🇦 Canada1 in 8090.12%3.83125,805
23🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8560.12%3.8931,454
24🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9230.11%3.972965
25🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 9630.10%4.0183,882
26🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9810.10%4.032971
27🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1,0110.10%4.06146,735
28🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2350.08%4.2331,443
29🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2760.08%4.2631,456
30🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,4000.07%4.3262,907
31🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7160.06%4.451483
32🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7550.06%4.462963
33🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9470.05%4.511481
34🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9540.05%4.5131,455
35🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,0590.05%4.5473,394
36🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,0930.05%4.551484
37🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3860.04%4.601483
38🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5150.04%4.621483
39🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6990.04%4.651484
40🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7270.04%4.651485
41🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9130.03%4.761483
42🇦🇺 Australia1 in 4,0540.02%4.771481
43🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0590.02%4.772966
44🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5240.02%4.831481

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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