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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 27,561 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 Vueling 1 in 224.56%โ–ฒ 10.2516679,940
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 801.25%โ–ฒ 20.253215,525
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 941.06%โ–ฒ 30.254823,101
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 981.02%โ–ฒ 40.252612,513
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 1120.90%โ–ฒ 50.257636,903
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1160.86%โ–ฒ 60.255325,486
7๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1590.63%โ–ฒ 71.0162,904
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1620.62%โ–ฒ 81.09115,314
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1760.57%โ–ฒ 91.392210,678
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1940.52%โ–ฒ 101.7315575,294
11๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2110.47%โ–ฒ 112.0062,907
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2280.44%โ–ฒ 122.222612,542
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2600.38%โ–ฒ 132.5762,894
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%โ–ฒ 142.8262,903
15๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 152.8352,420
16๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2970.34%โ–ฒ 162.8783,874
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 2990.33%โ–ฒ 172.8894,372
18๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 182.9652,428
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 3290.30%โ–ฒ 193.0762,896
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3350.30%โ–ฒ 203.11115,316
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3360.30%โ–ฒ 213.112210,663
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3420.29%โ–ฒ 223.156933,484
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 3420.29%โ–ฒ 233.1552,423
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3450.29%โ–ฒ 243.176431,012
25๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3490.29%โ–ฒ 253.182969
26๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 263.2862,887
27๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 273.28199,186
28๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 283.29104,848
29๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3730.27%โ–ฒ 293.3031,443
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3770.27%โ–ฒ 303.327234,651
31๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%โ–ฒ 313.342968
32๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 323.3652,421
33๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 4020.25%โ–ฒ 333.4331,452
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 4420.23%โ–ฒ 343.57188,692
35๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4430.23%โ–ฒ 353.57199,194
36๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4510.22%โ–ฒ 363.6052,418
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4630.22%โ–ฒ 373.6341,923
38๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4760.21%โ–ฒ 383.672210,612
39๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4810.21%โ–ฒ 393.6883,865
40๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 4980.20%โ–ฒ 403.73115,340
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5040.20%โ–ฒ 413.7473,381
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5090.20%โ–ฒ 423.75209,667
43๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 433.7631,445
44๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 5240.19%โ–ฒ 443.792968
45๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5250.19%โ–ฒ 453.792966
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 5380.19%โ–ฒ 463.8241,942
47๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5430.18%โ–ฒ 473.831481
48๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 5540.18%โ–ฒ 483.8673,384
49๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 493.86136,257
50๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5770.17%โ–ฒ 503.9062,904
51๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 6280.16%โ–ฒ 513.992110,098
52๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6780.15%โ–ฒ 524.0731,451
53๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 7010.14%โ–ฒ 534.1052,412
54๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 7270.14%โ–ฒ 544.1341,923
55๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7780.13%โ–ฒ 554.19104,821
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7780.13%โ–ฒ 564.1962,903
57๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8630.12%โ–ฒ 574.2731,443
58๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8710.11%โ–ฒ 584.2762,891
59๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8840.11%โ–ฒ 594.2831,443
60๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 604.3741,932
61๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0120.10%โ–ฒ 614.3741,943
62๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0470.10%โ–ฒ 624.392969
63๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0620.09%โ–ฒ 634.402970
64๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1090.09%โ–ฒ 644.432970
65๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1390.09%โ–ฒ 654.441486
66๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1510.09%โ–ฒ 664.4531,456
67๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1770.08%โ–ฒ 674.462966
68๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2570.08%โ–ฒ 684.502965
69๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3730.07%โ–ฒ 694.542963
70๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4130.07%โ–ฒ 704.552968
71๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4710.07%โ–ฒ 714.5741,933
72๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5090.07%โ–ฒ 724.5831,456
73๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5330.07%โ–ฒ 734.592962
74๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6000.06%โ–ฒ 744.602970
75๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9580.05%โ–ฒ 754.682965
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9710.05%โ–ฒ 764.681483
77๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,1010.05%โ–ฒ 774.701483
78๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6700.04%โ–ฒ 784.761483
79๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6990.04%โ–ฒ 794.772962
80๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7700.03%โ–ฒ 804.831481
81๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2060.02%โ–ฒ 814.901483
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4010.01%โ–ฒ 824.951486
+= Median 1 in 5060.20%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 10.251046,169
2๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 901.11%โ–ฒ 20.25941,553
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%โ–ฒ 30.25836,937
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 40.251255,394
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 50.25941,553
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 60.25313,848
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 70.39627,704
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 80.6829,233
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1960.51%โ–ฒ 91.77418,465
10๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 102.18313,847
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2510.40%โ–ฒ 112.48523,085
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 122.64313,847
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 132.91418,462
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 143.25418,463
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 153.2929,231
16๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 163.37313,847
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 173.5129,232
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 183.5129,231
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 193.7014,616
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 203.76313,851
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 213.8229,233
22๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 223.9029,232
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 233.9829,232
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 244.1414,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 254.2114,617
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 264.2129,234
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 274.2414,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 284.2814,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 294.3714,616
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 304.4014,617
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 314.4314,616
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1260.09%โ–ฒ 324.4414,616
+= Median 1 in 4060.25%


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 3250.31%2.072110,148
2North America1 in 3600.28%2.36483233,849
3Europe1 in 4020.25%2.64465224,675
4Middle East1 in 6090.16%3.445828,034
5Latin America1 in 7520.13%3.743416,437
6Asia1 in 8670.12%3.9015775,647
7Oceania1 in 1,6000.06%4.4173,385


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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 801.25%0.2520397,886
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1160.86%0.2510651,008
3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1590.63%0.2562,904
4๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1980.50%0.254823,220
5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2110.47%0.5162,907
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2570.39%1.313215,412
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7462,903
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3100.32%1.9452,428
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3160.32%1.9911053,383
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 3290.30%2.1162,896
11๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3350.30%2.17115,316
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 3420.29%2.2352,423
13๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 3490.29%2.282969
14๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3660.27%2.413014,486
15๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,887
16๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3680.27%2.42199,186
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3730.27%2.4531,443
18๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512968
19๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 4020.25%2.6431,452
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4070.25%2.66435210,629
21๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4180.24%2.7383,864
22๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4510.22%2.8952,418
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4630.22%2.9541,923
24๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4810.21%3.0283,865
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 4980.20%3.09115,340
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 5240.19%3.192968
27๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5430.18%3.251481
28๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5550.18%3.29136,257
29๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5770.17%3.3562,904
30๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5870.17%3.38125,815
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6360.16%3.512210,628
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6400.16%3.512210,649
33๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6780.15%3.6031,451
34๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 7010.14%3.6452,412
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 7270.14%3.6941,923
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8630.12%3.9031,443
37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8710.11%3.9162,891
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 8840.11%3.9373,371
39๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0120.10%4.0641,943
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1390.09%4.171486
41๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1770.08%4.192966
42๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2570.08%4.242965
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2780.08%4.2652,426
44๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3730.07%4.312963
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4710.07%4.3541,933
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,6000.06%4.4173,385
47๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,9580.05%4.512965
48๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,1010.05%4.551483
49๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 3,7700.03%4.7583,867
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4010.01%4.921486

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).

Like this? Follow me on X @ @levelsio for more hacky side projects!

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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