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: 6 days ago from 25,880 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🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 821.21%▲ 10.255526,453
2🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1370.73%▲ 20.375124,698
3🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1500.67%▲ 30.78178,195
4🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2130.47%▲ 42.0262,891
5🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 2150.46%▲ 52.06125,786
6🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 2230.45%▲ 62.1652,411
7🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2440.41%▲ 72.402512,094
8🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%▲ 82.8262,906
9🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2960.34%▲ 92.8662,903
10🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 3020.33%▲ 102.9041,934
11🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3240.31%▲ 113.04125,790
12🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 3600.28%▲ 123.2462,904
13🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3900.26%▲ 133.3841,931
14🇳🇵 Nepal Airlines 1 in 4150.24%▲ 143.481481
15🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 4470.22%▲ 153.58199,205
16🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 4510.22%▲ 163.6083,884
17🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 4590.22%▲ 173.626631,777
18🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 4840.21%▲ 183.6941,938
19🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 5030.20%▲ 193.7452,414
20🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5750.17%▲ 203.902962
21🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5860.17%▲ 213.9262,910
22🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 5960.17%▲ 223.94125,822
23🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 6180.16%▲ 233.9762,911
24🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6610.15%▲ 244.0441,928
25🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 6930.14%▲ 254.093918,855
26🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 7020.14%▲ 264.101481
27🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 7330.14%▲ 274.142965
28🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7620.13%▲ 284.172967
29🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7980.13%▲ 294.2131,444
30🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 8460.12%▲ 304.2573,379
31🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8590.12%▲ 314.262966
32🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 8690.12%▲ 324.27125,814
33🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 9020.11%▲ 334.3031,447
34🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 9210.11%▲ 344.3183,886
35🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,0090.10%▲ 354.37136,289
36🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0490.10%▲ 364.402966
37🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 1,1270.09%▲ 374.442968
38🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1,1320.09%▲ 384.442110,111
39🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,1590.09%▲ 394.4531,445
40🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,2360.08%▲ 404.49188,665
41🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1,5530.06%▲ 414.5952,414
42🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5540.06%▲ 424.591484
43🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,5940.06%▲ 434.6052,409
44🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9310.05%▲ 444.672971
45🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9810.05%▲ 454.681481
46🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,0320.05%▲ 464.6952,420
47🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1210.05%▲ 474.701485
48🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2,1880.05%▲ 484.711485
49🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5840.04%▲ 494.751482
50🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7120.04%▲ 504.771482
51🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 2,8010.04%▲ 514.7731,454
52🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 2,9290.03%▲ 524.782971
53🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0610.03%▲ 534.791482
54🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6730.03%▲ 544.831485
55🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8440.03%▲ 554.841484
56🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0450.02%▲ 564.841482
57🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0730.02%▲ 574.841483
58🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1640.02%▲ 584.851483
59🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5560.02%▲ 594.861482
60🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6790.02%▲ 604.861483
61🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5,3550.02%▲ 614.881485
62🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 5,5190.02%▲ 624.891482
63🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2110.02%▲ 634.901482
64🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4600.01%▲ 644.951483
65🇨🇳 China Eastern 1 in 16,3100.01%▲ 654.961484
+= Median 1 in 9020.11%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 Air India
🥈
🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 		                  🥉
🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 China Eastern
🥈
🇨🇳 Air China 		                  🥉
🇧🇷 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.)
1🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 571.76%▲ 10.251569,260
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 571.74%▲ 20.252092,344
3🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 621.62%▲ 30.2514,616
4🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 641.56%▲ 40.2522101,577
5🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%▲ 50.25418,467
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%▲ 60.25836,926
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1160.87%▲ 70.25732,314
8🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%▲ 81.98627,702
9🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%▲ 92.26523,086
10🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%▲ 102.44313,850
11🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%▲ 112.64418,469
12🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%▲ 122.75418,468
13🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 132.77313,850
14🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 142.8414,616
15🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%▲ 153.1229,231
16🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 163.8629,235
17🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 173.9129,232
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9629,234
19🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 193.9829,233
20🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%▲ 203.99313,850
21🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%▲ 214.1729,231
22🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 224.1914,617
23🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 234.2114,617
24🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 244.2414,617
25🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 254.4014,617
26🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 264.6014,617
+= Median 1 in 2880.35%


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 2910.34%1.73136,281
2Middle East1 in 6970.14%3.647234,861
3Europe1 in 7980.13%3.8113263,877
4North America1 in 9680.10%4.0219594,015
5Asia1 in 2,3300.04%4.5910349,659
6Oceania1 in 4,0450.02%4.771482
7Latin America1 in 5,0650.02%4.8152,415


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🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1370.73%0.255124,698
2🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2130.47%0.5362,891
3🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 2230.45%0.7452,411
4🇮🇳 India1 in 2440.41%1.118440,485
5🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7362,906
6🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 3020.33%1.8541,934
7🇳🇵 Nepal1 in 4150.24%2.711481
8🇪🇸 Spain1 in 4510.22%2.892210,634
9🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4580.22%2.93199,192
10🇫🇮 Finland1 in 5030.20%3.1152,414
11🇨🇦 Canada1 in 5750.17%3.352110,131
12🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 5860.17%3.38178,227
13🇫🇷 France1 in 5960.17%3.41125,822
14🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 6180.16%3.4662,911
15🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 6590.15%3.5652,416
16🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 7020.14%3.651481
17🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 8260.12%3.853215,506
18🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 8320.12%3.86157,258
19🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8590.12%3.892966
20🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0490.10%4.092966
21🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 1,1270.09%4.162968
22🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,1590.09%4.1831,445
23🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,1770.08%4.1952,413
24🇺🇸 United States1 in 1,2360.08%4.2317483,884
25🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5540.06%4.391484
26🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9810.05%4.521481
27🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2,1880.05%4.571485
28🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5840.04%4.631482
29🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7120.04%4.651482
30🇩🇪 Germany1 in 2,8010.04%4.6631,454
31🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 2,9290.03%4.682971
32🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8440.03%4.751484
33🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3,9030.03%4.762969
34🇦🇺 Australia1 in 4,0450.02%4.771482
35🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0730.02%4.771483
36🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5560.02%4.791482
37🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 5,3370.02%4.822965
38🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 5,5190.02%4.831482
39🇨🇳 China1 in 14,1270.01%4.932968

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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