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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 26,971 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 342.93%=0.2510651,386
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 761.31%โ–ผ 20.2511153,898
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 831.21%โ–ฒ 10.253115,028
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 1080.93%โ–ฒ 10.254220,218
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1210.83%=0.252110,197
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1780.56%โ–ผ 111.44104,835
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1810.55%โ–ผ 241.5073,398
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2000.50%=1.8415172,853
9๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ผ 521.9952,412
10๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2320.43%=2.2731,455
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 52.642210,643
12๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2860.35%โ–ผ 172.79136,285
13๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2900.35%โ–ฒ 12.812110,189
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3040.33%โ–ผ 232.922612,627
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3280.31%โ–ผ 103.077234,925
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3640.27%โ–ฒ 53.2662,915
17๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ผ 23.27104,855
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3810.26%โ–ผ 103.347134,312
19๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%โ–ผ 423.342968
20๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3860.26%โ–ผ 413.3652,426
21๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3880.26%โ–ผ 193.37188,708
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4280.23%โ–ฒ 73.5241,937
23๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 4330.23%โ–ผ 193.5494,333
24๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4340.23%โ–ฒ 33.542411,639
25๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4490.22%โ–ฒ 113.59167,728
26๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4540.22%โ–ผ 223.6052,404
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4620.22%โ–ฒ 93.63167,740
28๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4750.21%โ–ฒ 63.672969
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 5170.19%โ–ฒ 93.774320,716
30๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 5190.19%โ–ฒ 173.7831,451
31๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 5190.19%โ–ผ 43.7831,450
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5190.19%โ–ผ 113.78157,222
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5410.18%โ–ผ 193.8352,415
34๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5410.18%โ–ฒ 273.831483
35๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 5610.18%โ–ฒ 113.87157,258
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5990.17%โ–ผ 143.9441,924
37๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6140.16%โ–ฒ 283.9731,452
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 6540.15%โ–ผ 184.03209,699
39๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 6810.15%โ–ฒ 94.07157,216
40๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 6880.15%โ–ฒ 144.0883,865
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6950.14%โ–ฒ 34.0952,410
42๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7610.13%โ–ผ 194.172969
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7620.13%โ–ผ 114.1741,935
44๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 7720.13%โ–ฒ 214.1852,408
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 8020.12%โ–ผ 104.2141,935
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8120.12%โ–ผ 124.2252,404
47๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8540.12%โ–ฒ 314.2631,456
48๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8680.12%โ–ผ 124.2762,901
49๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 8720.11%โ–ผ 84.2741,937
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8760.11%โ–ผ 114.282965
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 8830.11%โ–ฒ 104.2841,930
52๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9620.10%โ–ฒ 194.3431,454
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9650.10%โ–ฒ 214.3441,942
54๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9890.10%โ–ผ 74.362964
55๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 84.392970
56๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0470.10%โ–ฒ 104.402969
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0480.10%โ–ผ 44.401484
58๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ผ 34.401481
59๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0820.09%โ–ผ 24.412966
60๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 334.432969
61๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1480.09%=4.451482
62๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2140.08%โ–ฒ 14.481481
63๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2550.08%โ–ฒ 124.502967
64๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2560.08%โ–ฒ 34.5031,444
65๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3260.08%โ–ฒ 44.522962
66๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3360.07%โ–ฒ 54.5341,943
67๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3570.07%โ–ฒ 84.5331,450
68๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3600.07%โ–ฒ 74.532972
69๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4560.07%โ–ฒ 354.561485
70๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4760.07%โ–ฒ 264.5741,926
71๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5190.07%โ–ฒ 224.5831,447
72๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5660.06%โ–ฒ 364.6031,442
73๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,7320.06%โ–ฒ 344.632967
74๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9630.05%โ–ฒ 134.681485
75๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0380.05%โ–ฒ 304.691482
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6710.04%โ–ฒ 154.761483
77๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8290.04%โ–ฒ 244.781483
78๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9280.03%โ–ฒ 174.841481
+= Median 1 in 6840.15%


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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar


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 London City London 1 in 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,848
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 591.70%โ–ฒ 20.2524110,794
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 641.57%โ–ฒ 30.251883,104
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%โ–ฒ 40.251360,015
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 50.25418,466
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 60.25836,932
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 70.30627,696
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 80.96523,087
9๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1790.56%โ–ฒ 91.47732,319
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,462
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%โ–ฒ 111.85418,466
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 122.02418,468
13๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 132.26523,077
14๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%โ–ฒ 142.75418,467
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 152.8414,617
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 162.91418,466
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 172.96418,466
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 183.21313,847
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 193.29313,852
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 203.4129,233
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 213.5129,232
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 223.5229,232
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 233.76313,852
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 243.81313,852
25๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 253.9129,235
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 264.0614,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 274.1414,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 284.2114,616
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%โ–ฒ 304.3329,231
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%โ–ฒ 314.4114,615
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 324.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 3070.33%


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.)
1North America1 in 4050.25%2.65440212,669
2Africa1 in 5140.19%3.15167,759
3Europe1 in 5610.18%3.31400193,841
4Oceania1 in 8120.12%3.83104,822
5Asia1 in 8610.12%3.9011555,587
6Middle East1 in 8830.11%3.925627,042
7Latin America1 in 9620.10%4.012612,542


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 831.21%0.2513866,899
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1810.55%0.2573,398
3๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4852,412
4๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2320.43%0.9131,455
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2800.36%1.603014,534
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2900.35%1.726832,832
7๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3310.30%2.133114,976
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3640.27%2.3962,915
9๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3670.27%2.41104,855
10๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512968
11๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3880.26%2.55188,708
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4280.23%2.7841,937
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4380.23%2.83409197,693
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4490.22%2.89167,728
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4540.22%2.9152,404
16๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4750.21%3.002969
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 4990.20%3.0913465,023
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 5030.20%3.112813,563
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 5190.19%3.1731,451
20๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 5190.19%3.1731,450
21๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5190.19%3.17146,768
22๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5410.18%3.241483
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6140.16%3.4531,452
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 6880.15%3.6283,865
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6950.14%3.6352,410
26๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 7720.13%3.7752,408
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 8120.12%3.83104,822
28๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 8470.12%3.88178,225
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8540.12%3.8931,456
30๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8680.12%3.9162,901
31๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 8720.11%3.9141,937
32๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 8760.11%3.922965
33๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9620.10%4.0131,454
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 9730.10%4.022210,603
35๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9890.10%4.042964
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0470.10%4.092969
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0540.09%4.101481
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1480.09%4.171482
39๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 1,2140.08%4.221481
40๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2550.08%4.242967
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2830.08%4.2652,415
42๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3260.08%4.2873,389
43๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,3570.07%4.3031,450
44๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3600.07%4.302972
45๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,3940.07%4.3262,886
46๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4760.07%4.3641,926
47๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0380.05%4.531482
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,9280.03%4.761481

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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