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: 2 days ago from 41,549 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🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 921.09%▼ 70.252813,532
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 941.07%▲ 10.259143,941
3🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1280.78%▼ 20.25104,819
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1290.77%▼ 280.25157,246
5🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1370.73%▲ 30.39136,260
6🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1430.70%▼ 330.575225,057
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1450.69%▼ 20.642512,054
8🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1490.67%▲ 20.754119,806
9🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1740.57%▼ 271.362612,539
10🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1820.55%▲ 71.533014,570
11🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1970.51%▲ 41.79104,834
12🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2050.49%▲ 11.902913,971
13🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2310.43%▼ 122.2513163,295
14🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2460.41%▲ 42.4273,377
15🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2580.39%▲ 112.54157,270
16🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 2630.38%▼ 182.595024,123
17🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 2650.38%▲ 22.61136,314
18🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2790.36%▲ 12.732512,107
19🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2860.35%▲ 62.79136,285
20🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3190.31%▼ 23.0283,849
21🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 3370.30%▼ 193.122311,117
22🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3520.28%▲ 103.20104,852
23🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3520.28%▼ 43.206732,513
24🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 3650.27%=3.2641,936
25🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 3680.27%▼ 33.282311,078
26🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%▼ 243.342969
27🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 13.3441,935
28🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 3980.25%▼ 143.41209,643
29🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4000.25%▲ 103.42188,675
30🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4380.23%▼ 53.5552,421
31🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 4480.22%▼ 123.5962,915
32🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4500.22%▲ 183.5952,424
33🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 5170.19%▼ 173.7831,455
34🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5190.19%▲ 53.785225,182
35🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6030.17%▼ 153.952969
36🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines 1 in 6370.16%▼ 144.011483
37🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 6710.15%▲ 144.0662,909
38🇿🇦 South African 1 in 6800.15%▲ 204.0731,447
39🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 7020.14%▼ 114.1031,444
40🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7930.13%▼ 104.201484
41🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 8080.12%▼ 74.22136,256
42🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 8910.11%▼ 84.2931,449
43🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9500.11%▲ 274.331485
44🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,0030.10%▼ 54.372210,678
45🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%▲ 244.391485
46🇰🇿 Air Astana 1 in 1,0490.10%▲ 264.401483
47🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,1690.09%▲ 174.4631,445
48🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,1710.09%▼ 24.4652,426
49🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2350.08%▲ 44.4931,443
50🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2520.08%=4.492970
51🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,2990.08%▲ 54.5131,455
52🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3490.07%▲ 24.5331,457
53🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 1,4120.07%▲ 34.552968
54🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5560.06%▲ 174.5931,452
55🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,6920.06%▲ 54.6362,906
56🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9450.05%▲ 254.671482
57🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0890.05%▲ 244.701485
58🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 2,2280.04%▲ 84.721483
59🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3420.04%▲ 214.731485
60🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3930.04%▲ 104.741481
61🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5750.04%▲ 114.751483
62🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6290.04%▲ 214.761485
63🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6960.04%▲ 134.772963
64🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7250.04%▲ 144.771485
65🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2080.03%▲ 154.801484
66🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4750.03%▲ 224.821482
67🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7650.03%▲ 174.831482
68🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8500.03%▲ 184.841483
69🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8850.03%▲ 194.841482
70🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1840.02%▲ 234.851481
71🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5520.02%▲ 214.861483
72🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines 1 in 4,6180.02%▲ 224.861482
73🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,4940.02%▲ 234.881484
74🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2110.02%▲ 244.901482
75🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4600.01%▲ 254.951483
+= Median 1 in 6800.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇰🇪 Kenya Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇰🇷 Korean Air


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 195.15%▲ 10.2544203,105
2🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 20.25313,849
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%▲ 30.251150,778
4🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1850.54%▲ 41.58627,696
5🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1910.52%▲ 51.69627,700
6🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%▲ 61.8229,233
7🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%▲ 71.93418,467
8🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2330.43%▲ 82.29523,087
9🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%▲ 92.39523,077
10🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 102.65313,850
11🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2890.35%▲ 112.81523,079
12🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 123.2829,233
13🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 133.4129,232
14🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 143.47313,851
15🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 153.4814,617
16🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 163.49313,850
17🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 173.5229,232
18🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 183.7014,616
19🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%▲ 193.7914,616
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,617
21🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 214.2129,233
22🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 224.2114,617
23🇪🇸 Barajas Madrid 1 in 9660.10%▲ 234.3414,617
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,617
25🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%▲ 254.4014,616
26🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%▲ 264.5914,616
+= 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.)
1Middle East1 in 3650.27%2.407636,776
2North America1 in 3980.25%2.61352170,276
3Europe1 in 4000.25%2.63380183,419
4Africa1 in 4380.23%2.83188,687
5Oceania1 in 1,2220.08%4.22115,324
6Latin America1 in 1,4160.07%4.334320,865
7Asia1 in 2,3890.04%4.6010249,256


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🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1280.78%0.25104,819
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1450.69%0.255727,522
3🇮🇳 India1 in 1490.67%0.258239,591
4🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1810.55%0.256330,384
5🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1820.55%0.253014,570
6🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1970.51%0.25104,834
7🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2080.48%0.4315373,848
8🇨🇦 Canada1 in 2280.44%0.844421,241
9🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2460.41%1.1373,377
10🇮🇹 Italy1 in 2650.38%1.42136,314
11🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2790.36%1.602512,107
12🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3440.29%2.243315,969
13🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502969
14🇫🇷 France1 in 4000.25%2.63188,675
15🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 4380.23%2.8352,421
16🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4500.22%2.8952,424
17🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4760.21%3.00157,253
18🇬🇷 Greece1 in 5170.19%3.1631,455
19🇺🇸 United States1 in 5190.19%3.17308149,035
20🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6030.17%3.422969
21🇱🇧 Lebanon1 in 6370.16%3.511483
22🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6650.15%3.572411,560
23🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 6800.15%3.6031,447
24🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 7020.14%3.6531,444
25🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7930.13%3.801484
26🇦🇺 Australia1 in 8910.11%3.93104,842
27🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9500.11%4.001485
28🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
29🇰🇿 Kazakhstan1 in 1,0490.10%4.091483
30🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,1690.09%4.1931,445
31🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1710.09%4.1952,426
32🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1,2080.08%4.21146,738
33🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2520.08%4.242970
34🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,2990.08%4.2731,455
35🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,3490.07%4.3031,457
36🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,9070.05%4.5041,924
37🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9450.05%4.511482
38🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3420.04%4.591485
39🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5750.04%4.631483
40🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 2,6620.04%4.6431,448
41🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7250.04%4.651485
42🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,9910.03%4.682965
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7650.03%4.7552,416
44🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8500.03%4.751483
45🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,4940.02%4.831484
46🇨🇳 China1 in 6,7390.01%4.862966

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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