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: 3 days ago from 36,620 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🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1020.98%▼ 20.252512,042
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1220.82%▼ 20.253717,811
3🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1350.74%▲ 10.314521,837
4🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1600.62%▼ 11.05167,758
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1610.62%▼ 171.07125,809
6🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1840.54%▼ 11.563818,338
7🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2110.47%▼ 382.0062,913
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 2550.39%=2.5273,370
9🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 2770.36%▼ 362.7141,943
10🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 2770.36%▼ 352.71146,763
11🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 102.8452,413
12🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3480.29%▼ 13.18178,212
13🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3540.28%▼ 253.21104,824
14🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 3880.26%▼ 93.37104,833
15🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3990.25%▼ 123.4162,889
16🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 4090.24%▼ 263.455426,167
17🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 4220.24%▲ 73.50146,739
18🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 4370.23%▲ 123.5583,870
19🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 4750.21%▲ 13.67188,661
20🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4850.21%▼ 153.694923,612
21🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5100.20%▼ 153.76209,641
22🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5290.19%▼ 43.805727,615
23🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 5320.19%▲ 23.8173,378
24🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5390.19%▲ 133.8252,423
25🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5470.18%▼ 203.8441,938
26🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5780.17%▲ 123.904722,606
27🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9662,887
28🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6630.15%▼ 34.0441,923
29🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 6700.15%▼ 34.0683,873
30🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6970.14%▼ 154.091485
31🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 7650.13%▼ 24.17115,324
32🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7760.13%▲ 174.182971
33🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 8630.12%▲ 174.2794,343
34🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 8800.11%▼ 114.2894,367
35🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 9220.11%▼ 104.3141,933
36🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 9510.11%▲ 64.33115,313
37🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9820.10%▲ 134.352970
38🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1,0190.10%▼ 74.382965
39🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 1,0860.09%▼ 64.422962
40🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 1,1270.09%▼ 54.442968
41🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1390.09%▼ 44.441486
42🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 1,1920.08%▲ 224.4762,913
43🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 1,2840.08%▼ 24.5131,448
44🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 1,2880.08%▲ 154.512966
45🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,3080.08%=4.52104,850
46🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,3470.07%▲ 64.5331,449
47🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 1,4630.07%▲ 354.571483
48🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5200.07%▲ 34.581485
49🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5560.06%▲ 324.591484
50🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7230.06%▲ 54.631482
51🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 1,7270.06%▲ 144.632970
52🇻🇳 VietJet 1 in 1,7810.06%▲ 334.641483
53🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0410.05%▲ 124.692964
54🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1010.05%▲ 294.701483
55🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,1070.05%▲ 104.701481
56🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2,4690.04%▲ 284.7431,450
57🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2,7530.04%▲ 134.772966
58🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0590.03%▲ 244.791482
59🇵🇱 LOT Polish 1 in 3,1290.03%▲ 144.801481
60🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2120.03%▲ 154.801483
61🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7600.03%▲ 224.831482
62🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1570.02%▲ 174.851484
63🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5430.02%▲ 204.861484
64🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1950.02%▲ 194.901484
+= Median 1 in 8170.12%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 IndiGo


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇧🇷 Azul
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇸🇬 Scoot


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🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 283.57%▲ 10.2541189,267
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 432.34%▲ 20.252092,333
3🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1700.59%▲ 31.28523,077
4🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%▲ 41.8229,232
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 2020.50%▲ 51.86732,321
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%▲ 61.93418,463
7🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2150.47%▲ 72.05523,083
8🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 82.64313,848
9🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 92.65313,847
10🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%▲ 102.8414,616
11🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 3060.33%▲ 112.93523,086
12🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 123.2829,234
13🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 3760.27%▲ 133.32523,083
14🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%▲ 143.3929,232
15🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 153.4129,231
16🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 3990.25%▲ 163.4129,232
17🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 173.4814,616
18🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 183.8629,231
19🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 193.9129,233
20🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 6280.16%▲ 203.9929,233
21🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 214.2129,231
22🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 224.2514,617
23🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%▲ 234.2814,616
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,617
25🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2140.08%▲ 254.4814,616
26🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2400.08%▲ 264.4914,616
+= Median 1 in 3840.26%


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 5100.20%3.14305147,307
2Africa1 in 5470.18%3.26125,817
3Middle East1 in 5800.17%3.368340,041
4Asia1 in 7760.13%3.7812058,022
5Europe1 in 9510.11%4.0012660,889
6Oceania1 in 1,8980.05%4.5041,932
7Latin America1 in 3,1790.03%4.7062,899


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🇮🇳 India1 in 1350.74%0.259445,457
2🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1840.54%0.253818,338
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2110.47%0.5062,913
4🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 2770.36%1.5741,943
5🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2930.34%1.762713,058
6🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3880.26%2.552813,531
7🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 4220.24%2.75146,739
8🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 4270.23%2.78178,219
9🇴🇲 Oman1 in 4370.23%2.8283,870
10🇺🇸 United States1 in 5190.19%3.17277133,776
11🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 5320.19%3.2173,378
12🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 5470.18%3.2641,938
13🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5620.18%3.31178,201
14🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 6670.15%3.58125,796
15🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 6970.14%3.641485
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7650.13%3.76115,324
17🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 7760.13%3.782971
18🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 7960.13%3.812713,019
19🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 8630.12%3.902110,129
20🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9820.10%4.032970
21🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1,0190.10%4.072965
22🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 1,1270.09%4.162968
23🇫🇷 France1 in 1,1920.08%4.2062,913
24🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 1,2840.08%4.2631,448
25🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,2880.08%4.262966
26🇮🇱 Israel1 in 1,4630.07%4.351483
27🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,5090.07%4.3752,417
28🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5560.06%4.391484
29🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7230.06%4.451482
30🇮🇹 Italy1 in 1,7270.06%4.452970
31🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,7810.06%4.471483
32🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,8980.05%4.5041,932
33🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0410.05%4.532964
34🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,1070.05%4.551481
35🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2,7530.04%4.652966
36🇵🇱 Poland1 in 3,1290.03%4.701481
37🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5430.02%4.791484
38🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 4,6800.02%4.802966

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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