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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: 11 hours 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%=0.2510651,269
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 741.34%โ–ผ 20.2511455,355
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 781.28%โ–ฒ 10.253315,882
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 901.11%โ–ผ 10.255024,198
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1060.94%โ–ฒ 20.252411,603
6๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1590.63%โ–ผ 301.0283,865
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1620.62%โ–ผ 21.10115,297
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1750.57%โ–ฒ 11.3817383,311
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2090.48%โ–ผ 61.982914,087
10๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2110.47%โ–ผ 521.9952,406
11๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%=2.2831,453
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2570.39%โ–ฒ 62.532311,131
13๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2650.38%โ–ผ 132.61146,787
14๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 2680.37%โ–ผ 202.642612,614
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2950.34%โ–ผ 232.852713,016
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3210.31%โ–ผ 123.038440,637
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3240.31%โ–ผ 453.0462,894
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3260.31%โ–ผ 53.067335,140
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 3440.29%โ–ผ 13.1652,414
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 73.2762,889
21๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 73.28104,840
22๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 3760.27%โ–ผ 103.3162,904
23๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%โ–ผ 393.352963
24๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3880.26%โ–ผ 203.3741,942
25๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 133.41188,720
26๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4020.25%โ–ฒ 53.432612,565
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 4300.23%โ–ผ 213.5394,356
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 4320.23%โ–ผ 343.5352,417
29๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4360.23%โ–ฒ 43.55178,219
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 4730.21%โ–ฒ 63.664722,620
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4760.21%โ–ผ 43.6752,418
32๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4790.21%โ–ฒ 53.682962
33๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 5010.20%โ–ผ 233.7452,421
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5160.19%โ–ผ 83.77157,270
35๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 5190.19%โ–ฒ 183.7831,451
36๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5430.18%โ–ฒ 283.831481
37๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5430.18%โ–ผ 23.8352,406
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 5590.18%โ–ผ 243.872963
39๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 5590.18%โ–ฒ 103.87157,285
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5730.17%โ–ผ 173.892311,083
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6140.16%โ–ฒ 313.9731,452
42๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 6390.16%โ–ฒ 264.0162,910
43๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 6600.15%โ–ผ 74.0431,444
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 6800.15%โ–ฒ 264.07157,233
45๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 6900.14%โ–ฒ 154.0883,852
46๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6950.14%โ–ฒ 134.0952,409
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7620.13%โ–ผ 134.1741,936
48๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7670.13%โ–ผ 144.172962
49๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 124.1952,412
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8040.12%โ–ผ 124.2152,427
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 8070.12%โ–ผ 104.2141,923
52๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8630.12%โ–ฒ 334.2731,442
53๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8700.11%โ–ฒ 314.2762,897
54๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8780.11%โ–ผ 84.282963
55๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 94.2841,924
56๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 8810.11%โ–ฒ 94.2841,936
57๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9660.10%โ–ฒ 174.3431,447
58๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0190.10%โ–ฒ 74.3841,930
59๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 54.392971
60๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ผ 24.391485
61๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0530.09%โ–ฒ 84.402963
62๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0540.09%=4.401481
63๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1090.09%โ–ฒ 324.432970
64๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1460.09%โ–ฒ 24.451483
65๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,1770.08%โ–ฒ 164.4652,415
66๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2090.08%โ–ฒ 44.481483
67๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2490.08%โ–ฒ 54.4931,452
68๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3250.08%โ–ฒ 64.522963
69๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3410.07%โ–ฒ 114.5341,936
70๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3660.07%โ–ฒ 84.542968
71๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4640.07%โ–ฒ 304.571483
72๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5220.07%โ–ฒ 174.5831,443
73๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5540.06%โ–ฒ 304.5931,453
74๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,7270.06%โ–ฒ 294.632970
75๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9760.05%โ–ฒ 134.681482
76๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0350.05%โ–ฒ 244.691483
77๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1260.05%โ–ฒ 154.701484
78๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6660.04%โ–ฒ 164.761484
79๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8410.04%โ–ฒ 204.781481
80๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8940.03%โ–ฒ 184.841485
81๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1660.02%โ–ฒ 194.851483
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4210.01%โ–ฒ 204.951485
+= Median 1 in 6260.16%


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‡ณ Air China
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile


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 10.25313,846
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 561.77%โ–ฒ 20.2525115,433
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%โ–ฒ 30.251987,723
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%โ–ฒ 40.251360,021
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 60.25836,930
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 70.30627,700
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%โ–ฒ 80.46941,548
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 90.97523,078
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,470
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%โ–ฒ 111.85418,468
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 122.02418,466
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 132.19523,077
14๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 142.26523,078
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 162.91418,467
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 172.96418,468
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 183.21313,850
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 193.29313,850
20๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 203.37313,849
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 213.4129,233
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 223.5129,233
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 233.5229,232
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 243.76313,847
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 253.81313,851
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 264.0614,617
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 274.1414,615
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 284.2114,617
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 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 314.4114,616
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 324.5614,616
+= 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 3710.27%2.44486234,365
2Africa1 in 5170.19%3.16178,200
3Europe1 in 5430.18%3.25423204,669
4Oceania1 in 8070.12%3.82104,835
5Middle East1 in 8780.11%3.926933,399
6Latin America1 in 9660.10%4.022713,046
7Asia1 in 1,0190.10%4.0713766,306


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 781.28%0.2514067,634
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1590.63%0.2583,865
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2090.48%0.468541,180
4๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2110.47%0.4952,406
5๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9231,453
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2530.40%1.253416,380
7๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 2680.37%1.452612,614
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3220.31%2.053215,487
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 3440.29%2.2452,414
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,889
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 3760.27%2.4762,904
12๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522963
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3860.26%2.54454218,878
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 3980.25%2.61188,720
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4360.23%2.823114,983
16๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4790.21%3.022962
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 4830.21%3.0313866,942
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4850.21%3.04157,268
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 5010.20%3.1052,421
20๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 5190.19%3.1731,451
21๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5430.18%3.251481
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 5590.18%3.302963
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6140.16%3.4531,452
24๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 6390.16%3.5162,910
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6510.15%3.542512,105
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 6560.15%3.5552,426
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 6600.15%3.5631,444
28๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 6770.15%3.60115,323
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 6900.14%3.6283,852
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6950.14%3.6352,409
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 8070.12%3.82104,835
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 8450.12%3.88178,255
33๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8630.12%3.9031,442
34๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8700.11%3.9162,897
35๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 8780.11%3.922963
36๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 8780.11%3.9241,924
37๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9660.10%4.0231,447
38๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0190.10%4.0741,930
39๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0530.09%4.102963
40๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0540.09%4.101481
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1460.09%4.171483
42๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1770.08%4.1952,415
43๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 1,2090.08%4.211483
44๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2830.08%4.2652,413
45๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3250.08%4.2873,384
46๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3660.07%4.302968
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,3850.07%4.3162,905
48๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0350.05%4.531483
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,8940.03%4.761485
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4210.01%4.921485

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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