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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 28,775 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 991.01%โ–ฒ 10.252612,620
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1480.68%โ–ฒ 20.72125,812
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 2030.49%โ–ฒ 31.884220,293
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2150.46%โ–ฒ 42.062110,134
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2180.46%โ–ฒ 52.092813,534
6๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2540.39%โ–ฒ 62.5183,868
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 72.8362,895
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 2990.33%โ–ฒ 82.8894,366
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 3020.33%โ–ฒ 92.90125,802
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3190.31%โ–ฒ 103.0283,849
11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3220.31%โ–ฒ 113.0362,914
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 123.2762,888
13๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3800.26%โ–ฒ 133.3341,943
14๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 143.471484
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 4630.22%โ–ฒ 153.6383,879
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4860.21%โ–ฒ 163.7031,456
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4950.20%โ–ฒ 173.7273,386
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 4950.20%โ–ฒ 183.72125,776
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 5020.20%โ–ฒ 193.746029,068
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 203.86146,750
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5620.18%โ–ฒ 213.8741,941
22๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5740.17%โ–ฒ 223.902964
23๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5930.17%โ–ฒ 233.9341,942
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6170.16%โ–ฒ 243.9731,445
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 6580.15%โ–ฒ 254.0431,447
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 7020.14%โ–ฒ 264.1031,445
27๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7200.14%โ–ฒ 274.12104,823
28๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 7640.13%โ–ฒ 284.17115,326
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7730.13%โ–ฒ 294.1852,424
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 9600.10%โ–ฒ 304.342813,602
31๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9670.10%โ–ฒ 314.3531,445
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9730.10%โ–ฒ 324.3541,927
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0120.10%โ–ฒ 334.37136,268
34๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%โ–ฒ 344.401484
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0850.09%โ–ฒ 354.422963
36๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,1390.09%โ–ฒ 364.4473,372
37๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,1650.09%โ–ฒ 374.4694,340
38๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1660.09%โ–ฒ 384.4641,937
39๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1820.08%โ–ฒ 394.4631,443
40๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3130.08%โ–ฒ 404.522972
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3440.07%โ–ฒ 414.5331,451
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,3900.07%โ–ฒ 424.54167,705
43๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4770.07%โ–ฒ 434.5741,925
44๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,4890.07%โ–ฒ 444.5752,404
45๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5530.06%โ–ฒ 454.591485
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,5750.06%โ–ฒ 464.60157,266
47๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7250.06%โ–ฒ 474.631481
48๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1,7500.06%โ–ฒ 484.6441,931
49๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7550.06%โ–ฒ 494.642963
50๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1210.05%โ–ฒ 504.701485
51๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 2,3480.04%โ–ฒ 514.731484
52๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6660.04%โ–ฒ 524.761484
53๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6780.04%โ–ฒ 534.762970
54๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6910.04%โ–ฒ 544.761485
55๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7600.04%โ–ฒ 554.772963
56๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6920.03%โ–ฒ 564.831483
57๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8560.03%โ–ฒ 574.841482
58๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0590.02%โ–ฒ 584.841484
59๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1550.02%โ–ฒ 594.851484
60๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5380.02%โ–ฒ 604.861484
61๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0950.02%โ–ฒ 614.882965
62๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1710.02%โ–ฒ 624.901485
63๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3530.01%โ–ฒ 634.911485
+= Median 1 in 9730.10%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways


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‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska 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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 293.41%โ–ฒ 10.251046,167
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 20.251046,173
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 30.39627,703
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%โ–ฒ 40.59836,927
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%โ–ฒ 51.41836,926
6๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 61.98627,695
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 72.58313,852
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 82.91418,467
9๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 93.4114,616
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 103.4814,615
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 113.7014,616
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 123.76313,847
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 133.8029,234
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 143.8229,231
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 153.9029,231
16๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 163.9829,234
17๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 174.0614,616
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 184.1414,616
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 194.1914,616
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 204.2129,233
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 214.2114,617
22๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%โ–ฒ 224.2214,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 234.2514,617
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 244.3714,617
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 254.4314,616
26๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%โ–ฒ 264.4614,616
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%โ–ฒ 274.5214,617
+= Median 1 in 5370.19%


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 2920.34%1.74209,651
2Europe1 in 5930.17%3.4018589,485
3North America1 in 9600.10%4.0115976,918
4Latin America1 in 1,0570.09%4.10178,217
5Middle East1 in 1,3130.08%4.283114,940
6Oceania1 in 1,7870.06%4.4741,935
7Asia1 in 2,3670.04%4.606631,914


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 2180.46%0.645526,582
2๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2540.39%1.2683,868
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2580.39%1.322512,081
4๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2920.34%1.7462,895
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 3020.33%1.854119,877
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3350.30%2.166029,006
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,888
8๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701484
9๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4630.22%2.9583,879
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4950.20%3.0873,386
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5620.18%3.3141,941
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5740.17%3.34199,165
13๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6170.16%3.4631,445
14๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 6580.15%3.5631,447
15๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 7020.14%3.6531,445
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7200.14%3.68104,823
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 7640.13%3.76115,326
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 7860.13%3.79136,281
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9670.10%4.0231,445
20๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,0490.10%4.0914067,753
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,0850.09%4.12199,156
23๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4770.07%4.3641,925
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7250.06%4.451481
25๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1,7500.06%4.4641,931
26๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7550.06%4.462963
27๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,7620.06%4.4641,941
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,7870.06%4.4741,935
29๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,7930.06%4.472970
30๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9610.05%4.5252,423
31๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 2,3480.04%4.601484
32๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6910.04%4.651485
33๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7600.04%4.662963
34๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8560.03%4.751482
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,9100.03%4.762967
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0590.02%4.771484
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5380.02%4.791484
38๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3530.01%4.871485

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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