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: 3 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 1290.78%โ–ฒ 10.25209,673
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2820.35%โ–ฒ 22.75167,737
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 3390.30%โ–ฒ 33.13188,708
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3640.27%โ–ฒ 43.2673,375
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3860.26%โ–ฒ 53.3673,386
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 63.3652,423
7๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 4060.25%โ–ฒ 73.4452,423
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 4070.25%โ–ฒ 83.442110,113
9๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4150.24%โ–ฒ 93.471481
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4380.23%โ–ฒ 103.5652,418
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 113.5641,923
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 123.7031,454
13๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 133.8173,388
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5620.18%โ–ฒ 143.8741,940
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5750.17%โ–ฒ 153.9062,914
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5950.17%โ–ฒ 163.9431,447
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 6040.17%โ–ฒ 173.9562,898
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 6560.15%โ–ฒ 184.0394,356
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7950.13%โ–ฒ 194.2094,369
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 8880.11%โ–ฒ 204.293416,445
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9880.10%โ–ฒ 214.362964
22๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 224.391485
23๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0490.10%โ–ฒ 234.4083,883
24๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ฒ 244.402964
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 1,1440.09%โ–ฒ 254.451483
26๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1640.09%โ–ฒ 264.4641,941
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1800.08%โ–ฒ 274.4631,446
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1890.08%โ–ฒ 284.472969
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,2840.08%โ–ฒ 294.512110,170
30๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4750.07%โ–ฒ 304.5741,927
31๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5290.07%โ–ฒ 314.591482
32๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5580.06%โ–ฒ 324.591483
33๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5970.06%โ–ฒ 334.6052,406
34๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7120.06%โ–ฒ 344.631484
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1,8340.05%โ–ฒ 354.651486
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,8760.05%โ–ฒ 364.6673,383
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,9340.05%โ–ฒ 374.6741,938
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1,9450.05%โ–ฒ 384.672964
39๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9470.05%โ–ฒ 394.672963
40๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,0940.05%โ–ฒ 404.7052,414
41๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1370.05%โ–ฒ 414.701482
42๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1670.05%โ–ฒ 424.711482
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,4570.04%โ–ฒ 434.7494,358
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6220.04%โ–ฒ 444.7694,365
45๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6280.04%โ–ฒ 454.761485
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6590.04%โ–ฒ 464.761485
47๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6950.04%โ–ฒ 474.772963
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7060.04%โ–ฒ 484.771483
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7440.04%โ–ฒ 494.772969
50๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3,6920.03%โ–ฒ 504.832970
51๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,7040.03%โ–ฒ 514.831481
52๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0260.02%โ–ฒ 524.841485
53๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0680.02%โ–ฒ 534.841483
54๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5580.02%โ–ฒ 544.861482
55๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,1070.02%โ–ฒ 554.882963
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2220.02%โ–ฒ 564.901481
57๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 6,9710.01%โ–ฒ 574.911485
58๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3760.01%โ–ฒ 584.911483
+= Median 1 in 1,3730.07%


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 10.251360,001
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 20.251150,783
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 50.39627,700
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%โ–ฒ 61.41836,932
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 71.98627,701
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%โ–ฒ 82.39523,086
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%โ–ฒ 92.65313,848
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 103.21313,851
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 123.34418,466
13๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 133.37313,849
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%โ–ฒ 143.3929,233
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 153.5129,234
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 163.7014,617
17๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 173.81313,849
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 183.8629,232
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 193.9829,232
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 204.1914,616
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 214.2114,617
22๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 224.2614,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 234.3714,617
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 244.4114,617
25๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 254.4514,617
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%โ–ฒ 264.5214,617
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 274.5614,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 284.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4080.25%


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 4380.23%2.83146,764
2Europe1 in 7950.13%3.8011354,636
3North America1 in 1,5970.06%4.4010148,846
4Middle East1 in 1,7120.06%4.45157,247
5Latin America1 in 1,8340.05%4.48125,817
6Asia1 in 2,6280.04%4.644823,212
7Oceania1 in 3,2030.03%4.702970


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 3390.30%2.203918,868
2๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 4060.25%2.6652,423
3๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4150.24%2.711481
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4380.23%2.8352,418
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4390.23%2.8441,923
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4860.21%3.052914,026
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5300.19%3.2173,388
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5620.18%3.3141,940
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5750.17%3.3562,914
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 6430.16%3.523114,951
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7950.13%3.8094,369
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 9030.11%3.95104,829
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9880.10%4.042964
14๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0490.10%4.0983,883
16๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0520.10%4.102964
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1,1440.09%4.17125,803
18๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4750.07%4.3641,927
19๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,5170.07%4.3773,383
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7120.06%4.451484
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,7550.06%4.468943,044
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,8020.06%4.472965
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 1,8340.05%4.481486
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,9340.05%4.5183,866
25๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9600.05%4.5252,423
26๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6610.04%4.6431,449
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7060.04%4.651483
28๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7440.04%4.652969
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 3,2030.03%4.702970
30๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,7040.03%4.741481
31๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0680.02%4.771483
32๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5580.02%4.791482
33๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 6,9710.01%4.861485
34๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3760.01%4.871483

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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