LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

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: 17 hours ago from 28,806 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 1120.89%โ–ฒ 10.252311,101
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2380.42%โ–ฒ 22.33199,180
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 2510.40%โ–ฒ 32.473416,431
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2550.39%โ–ฒ 42.5173,378
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2770.36%โ–ฒ 52.712210,661
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3220.31%โ–ฒ 63.0362,909
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3360.30%โ–ฒ 73.1283,885
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 3500.29%โ–ฒ 83.1952,417
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3640.27%โ–ฒ 93.2662,913
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 3650.27%โ–ฒ 103.2773,366
11๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 4070.25%โ–ฒ 113.4552,413
12๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4140.24%โ–ฒ 123.471482
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4530.22%โ–ฒ 133.6083,870
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 4890.20%โ–ฒ 143.7131,444
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 4940.20%โ–ฒ 153.7273,393
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5110.20%โ–ฒ 163.7631,444
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5340.19%โ–ฒ 173.8173,368
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5630.18%โ–ฒ 183.8741,938
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5750.17%โ–ฒ 193.902963
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 6150.16%โ–ฒ 203.974923,739
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 6560.15%โ–ฒ 214.0394,358
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 7160.14%โ–ฒ 224.11104,853
23๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 7680.13%โ–ฒ 234.18115,301
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 244.1852,412
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9190.11%โ–ฒ 254.312969
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9750.10%โ–ฒ 264.3541,923
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9860.10%โ–ฒ 274.362967
28๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0440.10%โ–ฒ 284.392972
29๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0510.10%โ–ฒ 294.401482
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 304.4373,376
31๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1720.09%โ–ฒ 314.4641,927
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,1770.08%โ–ฒ 324.462311,094
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1790.08%โ–ฒ 334.4631,447
34๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1930.08%โ–ฒ 344.472966
35๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,3200.08%โ–ฒ 354.5262,910
36๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3460.07%โ–ฒ 364.5331,450
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,4640.07%โ–ฒ 374.5794,333
38๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4690.07%โ–ฒ 384.5741,935
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5610.06%โ–ฒ 394.591482
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,7000.06%โ–ฒ 404.63136,298
41๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 1,7160.06%โ–ฒ 414.631484
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,7400.06%โ–ฒ 424.6462,905
43๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7460.06%โ–ฒ 434.642968
44๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,8510.05%โ–ฒ 444.6641,934
45๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1220.05%โ–ฒ 454.701485
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1730.05%โ–ฒ 464.711481
47๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6320.04%โ–ฒ 474.761484
48๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6450.04%โ–ฒ 484.7694,328
49๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6590.04%โ–ฒ 494.761485
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6930.04%โ–ฒ 504.762964
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7040.04%โ–ฒ 514.771483
52๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7610.04%โ–ฒ 524.772963
53๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 2,9000.03%โ–ฒ 534.781482
54๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,7050.03%โ–ฒ 544.831481
55๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0580.02%โ–ฒ 554.841485
56๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5640.02%โ–ฒ 564.861481
57๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0760.02%โ–ฒ 574.882969
58๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2320.02%โ–ฒ 584.901481
59๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 7,0290.01%โ–ฒ 594.911481
60๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ANA 1 in 7,3880.01%โ–ฒ 604.911482
+= Median 1 in 1,1400.09%


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‡ณ Air India
                  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‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 234.44%โ–ฒ 10.251360,009
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%โ–ฒ 20.251150,771
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1040.96%โ–ฒ 30.251150,791
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 40.25732,309
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 50.251150,776
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 60.25313,847
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2020.49%โ–ฒ 71.87627,694
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 81.98627,701
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%โ–ฒ 92.65313,847
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 103.21313,851
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 113.2829,231
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3820.26%โ–ฒ 123.34418,465
13๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 133.37313,852
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%โ–ฒ 143.3929,234
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%โ–ฒ 153.4814,617
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 163.5129,234
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 173.7014,617
18๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 183.81313,849
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 193.8629,232
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 203.9029,232
21๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 213.9829,233
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 224.1914,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 234.2114,616
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 244.2614,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 254.3714,617
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 264.4114,617
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%โ–ฒ 274.5214,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 284.5614,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 294.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4160.24%


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 3640.27%2.39167,744
2Europe1 in 5340.19%3.2214871,511
3North America1 in 9750.10%4.0312962,360
4Middle East1 in 1,5830.06%4.40209,653
5Latin America1 in 1,6450.06%4.42146,760
6Oceania1 in 1,7870.06%4.4741,935
7Asia1 in 2,6320.04%4.645627,095


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 2770.36%1.574722,750
2๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 3500.29%2.2852,417
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3640.27%2.3962,913
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 4050.25%2.664923,695
5๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 4070.25%2.6752,413
6๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4140.24%2.711482
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 4340.23%2.81167,711
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4530.22%2.903416,416
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 4940.20%3.0873,393
10๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5340.19%3.2273,368
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5630.18%3.3141,938
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 6560.15%3.55167,733
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 7160.14%3.67104,853
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 7680.13%3.76115,301
15๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 9190.11%3.972969
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9860.10%4.042967
17๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0440.10%4.092972
18๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0510.10%4.101482
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 1,1790.08%4.19115,303
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,2440.08%4.2411354,628
21๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,4150.07%4.3383,871
22๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4690.07%4.3541,935
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 1,7160.06%4.451484
24๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7460.06%4.462968
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,7870.06%4.4741,935
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,7990.06%4.472967
27๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,9730.05%4.5252,408
28๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6620.04%4.6431,449
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7040.04%4.651483
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7610.04%4.662963
31๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 2,9000.03%4.671482
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,7050.03%4.741481
33๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0580.02%4.771485
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5640.02%4.791481
35๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 7,0290.01%4.861481
36๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 7,3880.01%4.871482

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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