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: 9 hours 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 691.44%▲ 10.253717,955
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1120.89%▲ 20.25167,694
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 1560.64%▲ 30.932914,012
4🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1600.62%▲ 41.045325,714
5🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 1640.61%▲ 51.143717,962
6🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1810.55%▲ 61.51146,781
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1820.55%▲ 71.52209,615
8🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2270.44%▲ 82.2194,330
9🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2420.41%▲ 92.3883,880
10🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2450.41%▲ 102.4194,329
11🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 2460.41%▲ 112.432411,603
12🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 2630.38%▲ 122.5983,860
13🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2690.37%▲ 132.65104,849
14🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2910.34%▲ 142.8262,907
15🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2930.34%▲ 152.8452,409
16🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2970.34%▲ 162.8683,885
17🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3050.33%▲ 172.9252,420
18🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3390.30%▲ 183.138943,073
19🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 3830.26%▲ 193.3594,371
20🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▲ 203.461485
21🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4130.24%▲ 213.4794,350
22🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4300.23%▲ 223.53188,717
23🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 4850.21%▲ 233.6983,863
24🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 4910.20%▲ 243.7141,938
25🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5620.18%▲ 253.8741,941
26🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5700.18%▲ 263.892971
27🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 5840.17%▲ 273.92125,790
28🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 6030.17%▲ 283.954521,653
29🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6120.16%▲ 293.9631,457
30🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 6380.16%▲ 304.012964
31🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 6460.15%▲ 314.0262,900
32🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 6510.15%▲ 324.03136,255
33🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6550.15%▲ 334.03115,305
34🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 6730.15%▲ 344.0662,901
35🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 7000.14%▲ 354.10157,219
36🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 7230.14%▲ 364.1231,444
37🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 7820.13%▲ 374.192963
38🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 7920.13%▲ 384.20104,853
39🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 8210.12%▲ 394.2394,362
40🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8420.12%▲ 404.2573,377
41🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 8790.11%▲ 414.28157,216
42🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 8830.11%▲ 424.2841,931
43🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 9160.11%▲ 434.3162,900
44🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 9260.11%▲ 444.322411,567
45🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 9500.11%▲ 454.332512,049
46🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9650.10%▲ 464.3431,450
47🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0450.10%▲ 474.391485
48🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1730.09%▲ 484.462970
49🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1740.09%▲ 494.4641,923
50🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2110.08%▲ 504.481482
51🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3250.08%▲ 514.522963
52🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3440.07%▲ 524.5341,932
53🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6000.06%▲ 534.602970
54🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7150.06%▲ 544.631484
55🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7440.06%▲ 554.642969
56🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8420.05%▲ 564.662968
57🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9420.05%▲ 574.671483
58🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9660.05%▲ 584.681485
59🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1190.05%▲ 594.701486
60🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2770.04%▲ 604.722965
61🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,5460.04%▲ 614.7541,931
62🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 2,5750.04%▲ 624.751483
63🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6750.04%▲ 634.761482
64🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6990.04%▲ 644.771484
65🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 3,4610.03%▲ 654.821484
66🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6540.03%▲ 664.831483
67🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7630.03%▲ 674.831482
68🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8560.03%▲ 684.841482
69🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9140.03%▲ 694.841483
70🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0600.02%▲ 704.841484
71🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1850.02%▲ 714.851481
72🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1920.02%▲ 724.901484
73🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3700.01%▲ 734.911484
+= Median 1 in 7820.13%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇪🇸 Iberia
🥈
🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇯🇵 ANA
🥈
🇧🇷 Azul 		                  🥉
🇸🇬 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🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 273.75%▲ 10.251150,783
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 20.251150,782
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1040.96%▲ 30.251150,790
4🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 40.25732,310
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,927
6🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%▲ 61.47732,317
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 72.58313,851
8🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%▲ 82.65313,847
9🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 92.91418,465
10🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 103.4114,616
11🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 113.47313,847
12🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 123.4814,616
13🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 133.7014,616
14🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 143.76313,849
15🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 153.8029,234
16🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 163.8229,235
17🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 173.8629,235
18🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 183.9029,234
19🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 194.0614,617
20🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 204.1414,616
21🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 214.1914,616
22🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 224.2114,616
23🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 234.2129,235
24🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 244.2114,617
25🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 254.2514,617
26🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 264.3714,616
27🇰🇷 Incheon Seoul 1 in 1,1240.09%▲ 274.4414,617
28🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1670.09%▲ 284.4614,616
29🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 294.5214,616
+= Median 1 in 5300.19%


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 2660.38%1.432612,529
2Europe1 in 4130.24%2.70254122,804
3North America1 in 6030.17%3.42251121,244
4Middle East1 in 8830.11%3.924923,681
5Latin America1 in 1,0590.09%4.102311,120
6Oceania1 in 1,7540.06%4.46104,837
7Asia1 in 1,9710.05%4.529244,546


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 1640.61%0.257435,854
2🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1820.55%0.256229,979
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 1980.50%0.253114,910
4🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2270.44%0.8294,330
5🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 2450.41%1.1294,329
6🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 2630.38%1.3883,860
7🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2860.35%1.687737,345
8🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2910.34%1.7362,907
9🇮🇹 Italy1 in 3830.26%2.5294,371
10🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4120.24%2.691485
11🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4130.24%2.7094,350
12🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 4170.24%2.722311,104
13🇨🇦 Canada1 in 4850.21%3.043416,437
14🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 4910.20%3.0741,938
15🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5620.18%3.3141,941
16🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 5840.17%3.37125,790
17🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6120.16%3.4531,457
18🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 6380.16%3.512964
19🇫🇷 France1 in 6550.15%3.55115,305
20🇺🇸 United States1 in 7120.14%3.67217104,807
21🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 7950.13%3.812612,577
22🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8420.12%3.8773,377
23🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 9160.11%3.9662,900
24🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9650.10%4.0231,450
25🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
26🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,0960.09%4.13146,739
27🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,1420.09%4.1731,448
28🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1730.09%4.192970
29🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2110.08%4.221482
30🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,3340.07%4.2962,895
31🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,6000.06%4.4194,354
32🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7150.06%4.451484
33🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7440.06%4.462969
34🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9420.05%4.511483
35🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 2,5580.04%4.6331,449
36🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 2,5750.04%4.631483
37🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6990.04%4.651484
38🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 2,8060.04%4.6631,448
39🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 3,7630.03%4.7562,889
40🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8560.03%4.751482
41🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9140.03%4.761483
42🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0600.02%4.771484
43🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3700.01%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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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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