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: 4 days ago from 27,561 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🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 214.68%▲ 10.2517082,020
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 641.56%▲ 20.254019,359
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 731.37%▲ 30.256229,814
4🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 761.32%▲ 40.2511354,474
5🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 841.18%▲ 50.253014,552
6🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1070.93%▲ 60.255727,484
7🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1270.79%▲ 70.25104,846
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1370.73%▲ 80.38136,270
9🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 1580.63%▲ 91.0062,912
10🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 1620.62%▲ 101.102411,550
11🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 1630.61%▲ 111.1118689,628
12🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2030.49%▲ 121.882914,087
13🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%▲ 131.9952,413
14🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2180.46%▲ 142.0983,882
15🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 152.3031,443
16🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 2410.42%▲ 162.373315,948
17🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 2540.39%▲ 172.5131,449
18🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 2600.38%▲ 182.5662,897
19🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2670.37%▲ 192.63146,732
20🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 2740.36%▲ 202.698641,733
21🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2810.36%▲ 212.7573,387
22🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2920.34%▲ 222.832411,579
23🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2920.34%▲ 232.8352,421
24🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2980.34%▲ 242.8883,864
25🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 2990.33%▲ 252.889043,611
26🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 3000.33%▲ 262.8994,348
27🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 3020.33%▲ 272.9041,934
28🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3070.33%▲ 282.94125,808
29🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 3090.32%▲ 292.952411,584
30🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 3120.32%▲ 302.9752,409
31🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3130.32%▲ 312.9873,384
32🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 3200.31%▲ 323.026933,470
33🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 3440.29%▲ 333.1652,409
34🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 3610.28%▲ 343.252914,003
35🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 3690.27%▲ 353.2831,457
36🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3890.26%▲ 363.3752,411
37🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4030.25%▲ 373.432110,109
38🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4210.24%▲ 383.50178,246
39🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 4410.23%▲ 393.5683,869
40🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 4510.22%▲ 403.6052,419
41🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 4590.22%▲ 413.62125,788
42🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4620.22%▲ 423.6341,929
43🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4820.21%▲ 433.6983,858
44🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 4840.21%▲ 443.6983,872
45🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5050.20%▲ 453.752612,573
46🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5080.20%▲ 463.7531,451
47🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5110.20%▲ 473.76209,621
48🇲🇾 Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5220.19%▲ 483.792971
49🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5420.18%▲ 493.8341,928
50🇱🇺 Luxair 1 in 5420.18%▲ 503.831482
51🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 5780.17%▲ 513.9062,899
52🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5830.17%▲ 523.9162,897
53🇿🇦 South African 1 in 6760.15%▲ 534.0631,454
54🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7020.14%▲ 544.1031,444
55🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 7070.14%▲ 554.10115,299
56🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7200.14%▲ 564.1241,942
57🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 7800.13%▲ 574.1962,896
58🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 8560.12%▲ 584.2631,455
59🇯🇵 Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8660.12%▲ 594.2762,909
60🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8830.11%▲ 604.2831,445
61🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,0060.10%▲ 614.3741,939
62🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0170.10%▲ 624.3841,934
63🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,0230.10%▲ 634.3831,442
64🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0620.09%▲ 644.402969
65🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0730.09%▲ 654.4131,446
66🇮🇩 Batik Air 1 in 1,1090.09%▲ 664.432970
67🇮🇷 Iran Air 1 in 1,1410.09%▲ 674.451485
68🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,1570.09%▲ 684.4531,448
69🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1790.08%▲ 694.462964
70🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2560.08%▲ 704.5031,443
71🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2600.08%▲ 714.502964
72🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3090.08%▲ 724.5231,444
73🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3280.08%▲ 734.522972
74🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3630.07%▲ 744.542970
75🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 1,4140.07%▲ 754.552967
76🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4640.07%▲ 764.5741,941
77🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5180.07%▲ 774.5831,448
78🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7820.06%▲ 784.6431,457
79🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9710.05%▲ 794.681483
80🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2,0920.05%▲ 804.701485
81🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,2210.02%▲ 814.901482
82🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4060.01%▲ 824.951485
+= Median 1 in 4610.22%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Vueling
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇭🇺 Wizz Air


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🇬🇧 London City London 1 in 313.24%▲ 10.2529,231
2🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%▲ 20.251046,163
3🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 901.11%▲ 30.25941,549
4🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%▲ 40.25836,931
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1090.92%▲ 50.251360,019
6🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%▲ 60.251046,173
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1310.76%▲ 70.25627,694
8🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%▲ 80.25313,851
9🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 90.39627,693
10🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 100.6829,231
11🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%▲ 111.47732,315
12🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 122.18313,848
13🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%▲ 132.64313,850
14🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 142.91418,463
15🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%▲ 153.25418,463
16🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3710.27%▲ 163.2929,233
17🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%▲ 173.37313,847
18🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%▲ 183.5129,234
19🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%▲ 193.5129,233
20🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4280.23%▲ 203.5229,231
21🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 213.7014,616
22🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 223.76313,850
23🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 233.8029,231
24🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 243.8229,231
25🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%▲ 253.8729,232
26🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 263.9029,233
27🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%▲ 273.9829,233
28🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 284.1414,617
29🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 294.2114,617
30🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 304.2129,234
31🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 314.2414,616
32🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%▲ 324.2814,616
33🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 334.3714,616
34🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 344.4314,617
+= Median 1 in 4060.25%


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 2570.39%1.302813,565
2North America1 in 2860.35%1.68581280,959
3Europe1 in 3610.28%2.37542261,618
4Middle East1 in 5620.18%3.316732,340
5Latin America1 in 7490.13%3.733818,344
6Asia1 in 8610.12%3.9018187,281
7Oceania1 in 1,0730.09%4.1194,356


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🇪🇸 Spain1 in 641.56%0.25215103,799
2🇮🇳 India1 in 1070.93%0.2512459,708
3🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1270.79%0.25104,846
4🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 1580.63%0.2562,912
5🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1800.55%0.255325,638
6🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4852,413
7🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2160.46%0.603918,842
8🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2180.46%0.6483,882
9🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9531,443
10🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 2540.39%1.2731,449
11🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2810.36%1.6273,387
12🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2920.34%1.752411,579
13🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 3020.33%1.8541,934
14🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3050.33%1.8814971,857
15🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3070.33%1.90125,808
16🇺🇸 United States1 in 3090.32%1.93528255,322
17🇬🇷 Greece1 in 3120.32%1.9652,409
18🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3130.32%1.9773,384
19🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 3270.31%2.093717,867
20🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 3440.29%2.2452,409
21🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 3690.27%2.4331,457
22🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 4180.24%2.7283,866
23🇫🇷 France1 in 4210.24%2.74178,246
24🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4490.22%2.89167,700
25🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 4510.22%2.8952,419
26🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 4590.22%2.93125,788
27🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 4620.22%2.9441,929
28🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 4820.21%3.0383,858
29🇱🇺 Luxembourg1 in 5420.18%3.251482
30🇮🇹 Italy1 in 5780.17%3.3662,899
31🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5830.17%3.3762,897
32🇩🇪 Germany1 in 5970.17%3.412411,557
33🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6140.16%3.452411,580
34🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 6760.15%3.6031,454
35🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7200.14%3.6841,942
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 8560.12%3.8931,455
37🇯🇵 Japan1 in 8660.12%3.9062,909
38🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 8830.11%3.9283,873
39🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0170.10%4.0741,934
40🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0730.09%4.1194,356
41🇮🇷 Iran1 in 1,1410.09%4.171485
42🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1790.08%4.192964
43🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,2560.08%4.24104,821
44🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2600.08%4.252964
45🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 1,2810.08%4.2652,418
46🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3090.08%4.2731,444
47🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3630.07%4.302970
48🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4640.07%4.3541,941
49🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2,0920.05%4.551485
50🇨🇳 China1 in 12,4060.01%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).

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