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: 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.)
1🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 991.01%▲ 10.252612,539
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1780.56%▲ 21.45104,821
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 2070.48%▲ 31.944119,876
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 2150.47%▲ 42.052110,157
5🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2270.44%▲ 52.212712,994
6🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2540.39%▲ 62.5183,868
7🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2900.34%▲ 72.8262,912
8🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3180.31%▲ 83.0183,869
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3230.31%▲ 93.0462,900
10🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3390.29%▲ 103.1383,849
11🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3620.28%▲ 113.25104,833
12🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3660.27%▲ 123.2762,894
13🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 133.3441,937
14🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▲ 143.461485
15🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4640.22%▲ 153.6383,875
16🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 4870.21%▲ 163.7031,452
17🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4940.20%▲ 173.7273,392
18🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4940.20%▲ 183.72125,782
19🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5020.20%▲ 193.746029,092
20🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5510.18%▲ 203.85146,801
21🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%▲ 213.8841,927
22🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5710.18%▲ 223.892969
23🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5990.17%▲ 233.9441,924
24🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6120.16%▲ 243.9731,456
25🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6960.14%▲ 254.0931,457
26🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 7170.14%▲ 264.12104,840
27🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 7640.13%▲ 274.17115,327
28🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 7720.13%▲ 284.1852,428
29🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9660.10%▲ 294.3431,448
30🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 9660.10%▲ 304.342813,515
31🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9720.10%▲ 314.3541,928
32🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9810.10%▲ 324.352971
33🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,0080.10%▲ 334.37136,296
34🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0450.10%▲ 344.391485
35🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,1410.09%▲ 354.4573,365
36🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,1660.09%▲ 364.4694,335
37🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1710.09%▲ 374.4641,928
38🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1720.09%▲ 384.4631,456
39🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3190.08%▲ 394.522967
40🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,3430.07%▲ 404.5331,453
41🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,3920.07%▲ 414.55167,692
42🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4650.07%▲ 424.5741,940
43🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,4840.07%▲ 434.5752,412
44🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5530.06%▲ 444.591485
45🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1,6920.06%▲ 454.63146,763
46🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7210.06%▲ 464.631482
47🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7490.06%▲ 474.642966
48🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1240.05%▲ 484.701485
49🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2,1510.05%▲ 494.711486
50🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2,3390.04%▲ 504.7331,445
51🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3520.04%▲ 514.731483
52🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6620.04%▲ 524.761485
53🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6770.04%▲ 534.762970
54🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7010.04%▲ 544.771483
55🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2,7620.04%▲ 554.772962
56🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6890.03%▲ 564.831483
57🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8640.03%▲ 574.841481
58🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0850.02%▲ 584.841481
59🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5550.02%▲ 594.861482
60🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0700.02%▲ 604.882970
61🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1950.02%▲ 614.901484
62🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3620.01%▲ 624.911484
+= Median 1 in 9760.10%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇬🇧 British Airways


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇺🇸 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.)
1🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 293.41%▲ 10.251046,160
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%▲ 20.251046,169
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 30.39627,704
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%▲ 40.59836,927
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,931
6🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%▲ 61.98627,699
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 72.58313,851
8🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 82.91418,462
9🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 93.4114,616
10🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 103.4814,617
11🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 113.7014,616
12🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 123.76313,851
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,233
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 143.8229,233
15🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 153.9029,232
16🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 163.9829,231
17🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 174.0614,617
18🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 184.1414,617
19🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,616
20🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 204.2129,235
21🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 214.2114,616
22🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%▲ 224.2214,617
23🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 234.2514,617
24🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 244.3714,617
25🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 254.4314,616
26🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 264.4614,616
27🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%▲ 274.5214,616
+= 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 2900.34%1.73209,673
2Europe1 in 5990.17%3.4117886,067
3North America1 in 9660.10%4.0215876,374
4Latin America1 in 1,0590.09%4.10178,204
5Middle East1 in 1,5830.06%4.402914,061
6Oceania1 in 1,7860.06%4.4741,937
7Asia1 in 2,1240.05%4.556430,888


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 2270.44%0.825426,051
2🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2540.39%1.2683,868
3🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2900.34%1.7362,912
4🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 3030.33%1.872311,116
5🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3590.28%2.355828,074
6🇪🇸 Spain1 in 3620.28%2.383918,823
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3660.27%2.4162,894
8🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.701485
9🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4640.22%2.9583,875
10🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4940.20%3.0873,392
11🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,927
12🇨🇦 Canada1 in 5710.18%3.34199,180
13🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6120.16%3.4531,456
14🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6960.14%3.6331,457
15🇫🇷 France1 in 7170.14%3.68104,840
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7640.13%3.76115,327
17🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7910.13%3.80136,259
18🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9660.10%4.0231,448
19🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9810.10%4.032971
20🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
21🇺🇸 United States1 in 1,0500.10%4.1013967,194
22🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 1,1720.09%4.19188,742
23🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4650.07%4.3541,940
24🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7210.06%4.451482
25🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7490.06%4.462966
26🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,7670.06%4.4641,937
27🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,7860.06%4.4741,937
28🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,7940.06%4.472969
29🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,9700.05%4.5252,412
30🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2,3390.04%4.5931,445
31🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3520.04%4.601483
32🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,7010.04%4.651483
33🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2,7620.04%4.662962
34🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3,6890.03%4.741483
35🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8640.03%4.751481
36🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0850.02%4.771481
37🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5550.02%4.791482
38🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3620.01%4.871484

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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