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: 2 days ago from 28,806 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 Iberia 1 in 1230.82%โ–ฒ 10.252110,157
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2650.38%โ–ฒ 22.61178,221
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 3210.31%โ–ฒ 33.03199,192
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3640.27%โ–ฒ 43.2673,375
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3660.27%โ–ฒ 53.2762,897
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3860.26%โ–ฒ 63.3673,386
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 73.3652,423
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 83.372210,595
9๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 4090.24%โ–ฒ 93.4552,406
10๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 103.471483
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4350.23%โ–ฒ 113.5541,941
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 4440.23%โ–ฒ 123.5741,938
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4890.20%โ–ฒ 133.7031,445
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 143.8173,388
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%โ–ฒ 153.8841,927
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5750.17%โ–ฒ 163.9062,914
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 6040.17%โ–ฒ 173.9562,898
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 6540.15%โ–ฒ 184.0394,368
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7160.14%โ–ฒ 194.12104,850
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 7540.13%โ–ฒ 204.164019,347
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%โ–ฒ 214.312970
22๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 9350.11%โ–ฒ 224.3294,356
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9730.10%โ–ฒ 234.3541,927
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9830.10%โ–ฒ 244.362969
25๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%โ–ฒ 254.391484
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ฒ 264.402964
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 1,1390.09%โ–ฒ 274.441486
28๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1650.09%โ–ฒ 284.4641,938
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1790.08%โ–ฒ 294.4631,447
30๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1890.08%โ–ฒ 304.472969
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,2260.08%โ–ฒ 314.482210,654
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3420.07%โ–ฒ 324.5331,454
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4780.07%โ–ฒ 334.5741,923
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5220.07%โ–ฒ 344.581485
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5640.06%โ–ฒ 354.591481
36๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5890.06%โ–ฒ 364.6052,418
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,6410.06%โ–ฒ 374.6183,866
38๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7170.06%โ–ฒ 384.631483
39๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7550.06%โ–ฒ 394.642963
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,9320.05%โ–ฒ 404.6741,940
41๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1,9470.05%โ–ฒ 414.672963
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,0860.05%โ–ฒ 424.7052,423
43๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1210.05%โ–ฒ 434.701485
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1620.05%โ–ฒ 444.711483
45๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,4510.04%โ–ฒ 454.7494,369
46๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 2,4750.04%โ–ฒ 464.7431,447
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6260.04%โ–ฒ 474.7694,358
48๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6290.04%โ–ฒ 484.761485
49๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6780.04%โ–ฒ 494.761482
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6980.04%โ–ฒ 504.772962
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7080.04%โ–ฒ 514.771482
52๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7590.04%โ–ฒ 524.772963
53๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6990.03%โ–ฒ 534.831482
54๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0740.02%โ–ฒ 544.841483
55๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5630.02%โ–ฒ 554.861481
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0970.02%โ–ฒ 564.882965
57๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1990.02%โ–ฒ 574.901483
58๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 6,9650.01%โ–ฒ 584.911485
59๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,4110.01%โ–ฒ 594.911481
+= Median 1 in 1,1890.08%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 234.44%โ–ฒ 10.251360,017
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 20.251150,782
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%โ–ฒ 30.251046,165
4๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 40.25313,851
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 50.39627,701
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 60.96941,551
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2020.49%โ–ฒ 71.87627,704
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 81.98627,700
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%โ–ฒ 92.65313,849
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 103.21313,848
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 113.2829,232
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3820.26%โ–ฒ 123.34418,468
13๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 133.37313,849
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3930.25%โ–ฒ 143.3929,232
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 153.4814,616
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,232
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 173.7014,617
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 183.81313,851
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 193.8629,233
20๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 203.9829,233
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 214.1914,617
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 224.2114,617
23๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 234.2614,617
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 244.3714,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 254.4114,617
26๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 264.4514,617
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%โ–ฒ 274.5214,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 284.5614,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 294.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4160.24%


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 4090.24%2.68157,244
2Europe1 in 7160.14%3.6712058,016
3Latin America1 in 1,1650.09%4.18136,282
4North America1 in 1,2260.08%4.2211053,229
5Middle East1 in 1,7360.06%4.45178,209
6Oceania1 in 1,7880.06%4.4741,936
7Asia1 in 2,6290.04%4.645024,176


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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 3210.31%2.044119,835
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3660.27%2.4062,897
3๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 4090.24%2.6852,406
4๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701483
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4350.23%2.8241,941
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4890.20%3.063014,501
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5300.19%3.2173,388
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,927
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5750.17%3.3562,914
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 6190.16%3.473315,912
11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 6990.14%3.64125,804
12๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7160.14%3.67104,850
13๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972970
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 9350.11%3.9894,356
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9830.10%4.032969
16๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
17๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0520.10%4.102964
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1,1390.09%4.17125,817
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,3840.07%4.319847,413
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4780.07%4.3641,923
21๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,5150.07%4.3773,392
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7170.06%4.451483
23๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7550.06%4.462963
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,7880.06%4.4741,936
25๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,8000.06%4.472967
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,9320.05%4.5183,870
27๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9620.05%4.5252,422
28๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6630.04%4.6431,447
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7080.04%4.651482
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7590.04%4.662963
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,6990.03%4.741482
32๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0740.02%4.771483
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5630.02%4.791481
34๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 6,9650.01%4.861485
35๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,4110.01%4.871481

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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