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

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: 7 days ago from 27,529 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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 214.72%โ–ผ 110.2517182,673
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 601.67%โ–ผ 10.254320,772
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 631.59%โ–ผ 60.2513665,643
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 691.45%โ–ผ 80.256531,549
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 791.26%โ–ผ 70.253215,484
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1010.99%โ–ผ 10.256029,140
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1150.87%โ–ผ 50.25115,332
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1190.84%โ–ผ 40.25157,216
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1550.64%โ–ผ 30.9219493,968
10๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1580.63%โ–ฒ 91.0062,909
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1620.62%โ–ผ 11.092411,586
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 1970.51%โ–ฒ 61.793014,492
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ฒ 11.9852,415
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 2150.46%โ–ฒ 22.0694,349
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2200.46%โ–ฒ 32.1283,846
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2270.44%โ–ฒ 112.213516,921
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2320.43%โ–ฒ 52.27167,761
18๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%โ–ฒ 62.2931,447
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2460.41%โ–ฒ 72.439646,499
20๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 2550.39%โ–ฒ 82.5231,447
21๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2590.39%โ–ฒ 92.5662,905
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 2640.38%โ–ฒ 102.602813,546
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2750.36%โ–ฒ 112.7083,858
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 2800.36%โ–ฒ 122.7473,400
25๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 2810.36%โ–ฒ 132.742512,047
26๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 2870.35%โ–ฒ 142.7962,893
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 2890.35%โ–ฒ 152.819345,139
28๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2940.34%โ–ฒ 262.8552,404
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2950.34%โ–ฒ 182.867536,268
30๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%โ–ฒ 182.8883,862
31๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 192.8994,346
32๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 202.9041,939
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3080.32%โ–ฒ 212.94125,788
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3120.32%โ–ฒ 222.9752,411
35๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3620.28%โ–ฒ 253.252913,971
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 243.2931,448
37๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 3760.27%โ–ฒ 253.3262,902
38๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 3760.27%โ–ฒ 303.32199,224
39๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3800.26%โ–ฒ 273.3341,940
40๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 3840.26%โ–ฒ 283.352210,614
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 4320.23%โ–ฒ 293.53188,674
42๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 4410.23%โ–ฒ 383.5683,868
43๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 4580.22%โ–ฒ 313.62125,805
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4590.22%โ–ฒ 323.6241,942
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4820.21%โ–ฒ 333.6983,854
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 4870.21%โ–ฒ 343.7083,851
47๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4970.20%โ–ฒ 353.7373,370
48๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5070.20%โ–ฒ 363.752612,513
49๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5110.20%โ–ฒ 373.76209,621
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5240.19%โ–ฒ 383.792968
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 5380.19%โ–ฒ 393.8241,942
52๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5430.18%โ–ฒ 403.831481
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 5770.17%โ–ฒ 413.9073,382
54๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 5850.17%โ–ฒ 423.9262,889
55๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6780.15%โ–ฒ 434.0731,450
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7020.14%โ–ฒ 444.1031,445
57๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 7240.14%โ–ฒ 454.1341,931
58๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7650.13%โ–ฒ 464.1741,929
59๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7810.13%โ–ฒ 474.1962,893
60๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 8010.12%โ–ฒ 484.2141,936
61๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 8390.12%โ–ฒ 494.2531,446
62๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8630.12%โ–ฒ 504.2731,443
63๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8710.11%โ–ฒ 514.2762,894
64๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 524.2831,452
65๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0200.10%โ–ฒ 534.3841,929
66๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0440.10%โ–ฒ 544.392971
67๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0500.10%โ–ฒ 554.401483
68๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0670.09%โ–ฒ 564.412965
69๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1070.09%โ–ฒ 574.432971
70๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,1330.09%โ–ฒ 584.4441,939
71๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1410.09%โ–ฒ 594.451485
72๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1500.09%โ–ฒ 604.4531,457
73๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1750.09%โ–ฒ 614.462967
74๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2500.08%โ–ฒ 624.4931,450
75๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3010.08%โ–ฒ 634.5131,452
76๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3370.07%โ–ฒ 644.5341,942
77๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 1,3380.07%โ–ฒ 654.532964
78๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3650.07%โ–ฒ 664.542968
79๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4160.07%โ–ฒ 674.552965
80๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4700.07%โ–ฒ 684.5741,933
81๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9630.05%โ–ฒ 694.681485
82๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2300.02%โ–ฒ 704.901481
83๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4030.01%โ–ฒ 714.951486
+= Median 1 in 4410.23%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai


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 313.24%โ–ฒ 10.2529,232
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 711.42%โ–ฒ 20.252092,341
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 30.251046,165
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 981.02%โ–ฒ 40.25313,849
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1310.76%โ–ฒ 50.25627,701
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1650.61%โ–ฒ 61.16523,084
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 71.47732,312
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1910.52%โ–ฒ 81.69627,702
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 92.03418,466
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 102.64313,850
11๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%โ–ฒ 112.75418,464
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 122.77313,851
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 132.91418,467
14๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 143.1229,232
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 153.21313,848
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 163.2929,234
17๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%โ–ฒ 173.36313,847
18๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 183.4114,617
19๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%โ–ฒ 193.4329,234
20๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 203.47313,849
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 213.5129,232
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 223.5229,233
23๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 233.7014,616
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%โ–ฒ 244.1229,234
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 254.1414,617
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 264.2114,617
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 274.2129,235
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 284.2814,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 294.3714,616
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 304.4114,617
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 314.4314,617
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%โ–ฒ 324.4614,616
33๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%โ–ฒ 334.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 3850.26%


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 2440.41%1.113014,486
2North America1 in 2660.38%1.43614297,204
3Europe1 in 3620.28%2.37584282,104
4Middle East1 in 5380.19%3.237737,145
5Latin America1 in 7510.13%3.743918,857
6Oceania1 in 8010.12%3.81136,283
7Asia1 in 8670.12%3.9019393,549


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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 601.67%0.25219105,849
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1010.99%0.2513465,039
3๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1150.87%0.25115,332
4๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1580.63%0.2562,909
5๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1780.56%0.255426,079
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1930.52%0.254119,729
7๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4752,415
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2200.46%0.6883,846
9๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9331,447
10๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 2550.39%1.2731,447
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 2750.36%1.5483,858
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 2800.36%1.6173,400
13๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 2810.36%1.612512,047
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 2810.36%1.6217785,475
15๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 2870.35%1.6962,893
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 2920.34%1.75560271,125
17๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3010.33%1.8441,939
18๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3080.32%1.91125,788
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3120.32%1.9652,411
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3270.31%2.103717,833
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3710.27%2.4431,448
22๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 3760.27%2.4762,902
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 3760.27%2.48199,224
24๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 3980.25%2.61188,726
25๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4170.24%2.7283,870
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 4580.22%2.93125,805
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4590.22%2.9341,942
28๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4820.21%3.0383,854
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 4850.21%3.043114,969
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4970.20%3.0973,370
31๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5430.18%3.251481
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 5750.17%3.352512,071
33๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 5850.17%3.3862,889
34๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6780.15%3.6031,450
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 7240.14%3.6941,931
36๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 8010.12%3.81136,283
37๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 8390.12%3.8731,446
38๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8630.12%3.9031,443
39๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8710.11%3.9162,894
40๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 8780.11%3.9294,362
41๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0200.10%4.0741,929
42๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0440.10%4.092971
43๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0500.10%4.101483
44๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,1200.09%4.1562,911
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1410.09%4.171485
46๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1750.09%4.192967
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,2500.08%4.24104,824
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,3010.08%4.2731,452
49๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3650.07%4.302968
50๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4700.07%4.3541,933
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4030.01%4.921486

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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