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: 11 hours ago from 39,597 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🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1050.95%▼ 10.25178,190
2🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1140.88%▼ 20.255225,151
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1290.78%▲ 20.25209,663
4🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1630.62%▼ 101.108139,023
5🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1860.54%▼ 11.594622,184
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2020.49%▲ 31.873014,570
7🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2450.41%▼ 172.4194,332
8🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2540.39%=2.5162,905
9🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2610.38%▲ 22.5811655,850
10🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2750.36%▼ 92.702913,977
11🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 3020.33%▼ 52.90157,225
12🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3170.32%▲ 33.0083,876
13🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3170.32%▲ 13.0041,936
14🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 3300.30%▼ 243.0862,888
15🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3540.28%▲ 53.217636,888
16🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3770.27%▼ 363.3262,892
17🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3860.26%▲ 43.3652,425
18🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 3890.26%▼ 123.37199,197
19🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%▲ 143.471484
20🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4460.22%=3.585325,677
21🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 4500.22%▼ 53.5962,903
22🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 4650.21%=3.64157,266
23🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4940.20%▲ 123.7273,390
24🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5060.20%▲ 93.7573,371
25🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 5160.19%=3.7773,397
26🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5170.19%▼ 53.7831,455
27🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 5300.19%▼ 93.8073,393
28🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5750.17%▼ 43.9031,444
29🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6000.17%▲ 23.94146,784
30🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6120.16%▼ 33.97178,256
31🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6140.16%▼ 43.9731,452
32🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6190.16%▲ 113.983617,311
33🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6550.15%▼ 154.03115,304
34🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 6910.14%=4.0883,849
35🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 7200.14%▼ 74.1231,450
36🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7260.14%▲ 84.1341,925
37🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 7340.14%▲ 84.142963
38🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 7650.13%▲ 214.171482
39🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 7730.13%▲ 214.1852,424
40🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 8400.12%▼ 44.2531,445
41🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9550.10%▼ 114.341483
42🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 9740.10%▲ 54.3583,849
43🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0170.10%▲ 34.3841,933
44🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0440.10%▲ 214.392972
45🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1810.08%▼ 74.4652,407
46🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1810.08%▼ 64.462963
47🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1890.08%▲ 44.472969
48🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3170.08%▲ 34.522968
49🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5240.07%▲ 34.582968
50🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7910.06%▼ 24.6531,450
51🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8410.05%▼ 14.662968
52🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9650.05%▲ 24.682962
53🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 2,0200.05%▲ 144.692966
54🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1000.05%▲ 134.701483
55🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5880.04%▲ 34.761481
56🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6680.04%▲ 44.761484
57🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8400.04%▲ 54.781481
58🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2040.03%▲ 64.801484
59🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 3,4070.03%▲ 124.8131,443
60🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 3,5040.03%▲ 84.821482
61🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7520.03%▲ 94.831483
62🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8750.03%▲ 134.841484
63🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6620.02%▲ 124.861484
64🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3450.01%▲ 124.911485
+= Median 1 in 6360.16%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus
🥈
🇨🇦 Air Canada 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 		                  🥉
🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines


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 313.24%▲ 10.2529,234
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%▲ 20.251360,018
3🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1340.74%▲ 30.28836,936
4🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%▲ 40.30627,693
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%▲ 50.59836,924
6🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 60.6829,234
7🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1650.61%▲ 71.16523,085
8🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 81.41836,932
9🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 93.29313,849
10🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 103.3929,233
11🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 113.4114,617
12🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 123.47313,848
13🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%▲ 133.5129,233
14🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 143.7014,616
15🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 153.9129,233
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 163.9929,231
17🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 174.1229,234
18🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%▲ 184.1514,616
19🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 194.1729,234
20🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 204.2114,616
21🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 214.2114,616
22🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 224.2414,617
23🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%▲ 234.2814,617
24🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 244.4514,616
25🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 254.4814,616
26🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 264.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4550.22%


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 2760.36%1.56136,268
2Europe1 in 5170.19%3.16281135,692
3North America1 in 5180.19%3.17382184,532
4Latin America1 in 7260.14%3.692512,047
5Middle East1 in 7420.13%3.724320,752
6Asia1 in 1,3170.08%4.286330,506
7Oceania1 in 2,6680.04%4.6441,934


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🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1280.78%0.259847,213
2🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1980.50%0.255727,575
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2450.41%1.1294,332
4🇮🇳 India1 in 3020.33%1.855024,220
5🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3070.33%1.917737,189
6🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3170.32%2.0141,936
7🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 3300.30%2.1262,888
8🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3770.27%2.4862,892
9🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701484
10🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 4650.21%2.96157,266
11🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4940.20%3.0873,390
12🇪🇸 Spain1 in 5160.19%3.162914,023
13🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5170.19%3.1631,455
14🇺🇸 United States1 in 5180.19%3.17325156,957
15🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5750.17%3.3531,444
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6000.17%3.42146,784
17🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6140.16%3.4531,452
18🇫🇷 France1 in 6550.15%3.55115,304
19🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 6910.14%3.6283,849
20🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 7200.14%3.68188,671
21🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7260.14%3.6941,925
22🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 7650.13%3.761482
23🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8080.12%3.82199,225
24🇫🇮 Finland1 in 8400.12%3.8731,445
25🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 8930.11%3.9483,874
26🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9550.10%4.011483
27🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0170.10%4.0741,933
28🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0440.10%4.092972
29🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1810.08%4.2052,407
30🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1810.08%4.202963
31🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,5180.07%4.3752,418
32🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,8410.05%4.482968
33🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,9650.05%4.522962
34🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5880.04%4.631481
35🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,6680.04%4.6441,934
36🇴🇲 Oman1 in 3,5040.03%4.731482
37🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 4,1580.02%4.772968
38🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3450.01%4.871485

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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