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: 6 days ago from 25,845 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 821.21%โ–ฒ 10.255526,497
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1360.73%โ–ฒ 20.365124,764
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1490.67%โ–ฒ 30.75178,241
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2110.47%โ–ฒ 42.0062,911
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 2140.47%โ–ฒ 52.05125,805
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2230.45%โ–ฒ 62.1652,415
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2440.41%โ–ฒ 72.402512,104
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 82.8362,898
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2970.34%โ–ฒ 92.8762,897
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 102.9141,929
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 3250.31%โ–ฒ 113.05125,772
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 3600.28%โ–ฒ 123.2462,900
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 133.3741,937
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 143.471483
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 4480.22%โ–ฒ 153.59199,195
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4540.22%โ–ฒ 163.6183,854
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 4560.22%โ–ฒ 173.616632,021
18๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4870.21%โ–ฒ 183.7041,925
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 5010.20%โ–ฒ 193.7452,421
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5730.17%โ–ฒ 203.892965
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5860.17%โ–ฒ 213.9262,909
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 6000.17%โ–ฒ 223.95125,784
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 6170.16%โ–ฒ 233.9762,912
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6610.15%โ–ฒ 244.0441,928
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 6900.14%โ–ฒ 254.083918,929
26๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 7020.14%โ–ฒ 264.101481
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7330.14%โ–ฒ 274.142964
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7610.13%โ–ฒ 284.172969
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 294.2131,444
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8440.12%โ–ฒ 304.2573,388
31๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 8620.12%โ–ฒ 314.272962
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 8720.11%โ–ฒ 324.27125,794
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 8980.11%โ–ฒ 334.2931,454
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 9250.11%โ–ฒ 344.3283,871
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0110.10%โ–ฒ 354.37136,276
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0500.10%โ–ฒ 364.402966
37๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,1290.09%โ–ฒ 374.442110,142
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 1,1340.09%โ–ฒ 384.442962
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,1590.09%โ–ฒ 394.4531,445
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,2320.08%โ–ฒ 404.49188,695
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,5540.06%โ–ฒ 414.5952,413
42๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5610.06%โ–ฒ 424.591482
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5940.06%โ–ฒ 434.6052,409
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9450.05%โ–ฒ 444.672964
45๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9610.05%โ–ฒ 454.681486
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,0250.05%โ–ฒ 464.6952,428
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1300.05%โ–ฒ 474.701483
48๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2,2050.05%โ–ฒ 484.711481
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5690.04%โ–ฒ 494.751484
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7060.04%โ–ฒ 504.771483
51๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 2,8090.04%โ–ฒ 514.7731,450
52๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 2,9430.03%โ–ฒ 524.782966
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0390.03%โ–ฒ 534.791485
54๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6710.03%โ–ฒ 544.831485
55๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8420.03%โ–ฒ 554.841484
56๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0450.02%โ–ฒ 564.841482
57๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0840.02%โ–ฒ 574.841482
58๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1440.02%โ–ฒ 584.851486
59๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5350.02%โ–ฒ 594.861484
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6730.02%โ–ฒ 604.861483
61๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3510.02%โ–ฒ 614.881485
62๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5,5160.02%โ–ฒ 624.891482
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1890.02%โ–ฒ 634.901484
64๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4540.01%โ–ฒ 644.951484
65๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3210.01%โ–ฒ 654.961484
+= Median 1 in 8980.11%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
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๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines


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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 482.09%โ–ฒ 10.2524110,804
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 711.41%โ–ฒ 20.251255,399
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 741.35%โ–ฒ 30.251987,692
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 751.33%โ–ฒ 40.251150,786
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 801.26%โ–ฒ 50.25523,078
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1160.86%โ–ฒ 60.25732,309
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%โ–ฒ 72.44313,851
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2510.40%โ–ฒ 82.48523,078
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 92.64418,469
10๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2890.35%โ–ฒ 102.81418,469
11๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 112.83418,467
12๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 122.8414,616
13๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 132.96418,466
14๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 143.1229,235
15๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 153.31313,847
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%โ–ฒ 163.4329,232
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 173.7014,616
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 183.8629,233
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%โ–ฒ 193.9629,232
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%โ–ฒ 203.99313,847
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 214.1414,617
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 224.1914,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 234.2414,616
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 244.2614,616
25๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 254.2614,615
26๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 264.4014,617
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%โ–ฒ 274.5214,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%โ–ฒ 284.5914,615
+= Median 1 in 3550.28%


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 2920.34%1.74136,290
2Middle East1 in 6980.14%3.647234,914
3Europe1 in 7980.13%3.8113263,778
4North America1 in 9650.10%4.0219594,440
5Asia1 in 2,3290.04%4.5910349,714
6Oceania1 in 4,0450.02%4.771482
7Latin America1 in 5,0600.02%4.8152,411


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‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1360.73%0.255124,764
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2110.47%0.5062,911
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2230.45%0.7352,415
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2440.41%1.108440,527
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2920.34%1.7462,898
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3030.33%1.8641,929
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4130.24%2.701483
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4540.22%2.912210,623
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 4590.22%2.93199,173
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 5010.20%3.1052,421
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5730.17%3.342110,125
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5860.17%3.38178,222
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 6000.17%3.42125,784
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6170.16%3.4662,912
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 6570.15%3.5652,420
16๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 7020.14%3.651481
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8240.12%3.853215,489
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 8330.12%3.86157,239
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 8620.12%3.902962
20๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0500.10%4.102966
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 1,1340.09%4.162962
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,1590.09%4.1831,445
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,1770.08%4.1952,414
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,2320.08%4.2317484,315
25๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5610.06%4.391482
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9610.05%4.521486
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 2,2050.05%4.571481
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5690.04%4.631484
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7060.04%4.651483
30๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 2,8090.04%4.6631,450
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 2,9430.03%4.682966
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8420.03%4.751484
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,8930.03%4.762971
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 4,0450.02%4.771482
35๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0840.02%4.771482
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5350.02%4.791484
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3250.02%4.822967
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5,5160.02%4.831482
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1280.01%4.932967

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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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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