A live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

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.

#	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 72	1.40%	=	0.25	36	17,387
2	🇬🇧 British Airways	1 in 105	0.95%	▼ 6	0.25	81	39,218
3	🇮🇳 SpiceJet	1 in 108	0.93%	▼ 5	0.25	18	8,699
4	🇬🇧 easyJet	1 in 123	0.81%	▼ 4	0.25	60	29,104
5	🇮🇳 Air India	1 in 125	0.80%	▼ 3	0.25	36	17,488
6	🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines	1 in 129	0.78%	▼ 2	0.25	30	14,540
7	🇪🇸 Vueling	1 in 140	0.72%	▼ 1	0.46	26	12,547
8	🇺🇸 United Airlines	1 in 178	0.56%	=	1.45	133	64,195
9	🇮🇪 Aer Lingus	1 in 179	0.56%	▲ 1	1.46	10	4,815
10	🇮🇪 Ryanair	1 in 182	0.55%	▲ 2	1.52	72	34,853
11	🇨🇦 Air Canada	1 in 184	0.54%	▲ 7	1.57	32	15,493
12	🇺🇸 American Airlines	1 in 185	0.54%	▲ 4	1.57	163	79,034
13	🇮🇳 IndiGo	1 in 185	0.54%	▲ 8	1.57	33	15,964
14	🇦🇪 Emirates	1 in 229	0.44%	▲ 6	2.23	34	16,387
15	🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines	1 in 259	0.39%	▲ 7	2.56	6	2,903
16	🇺🇸 JetBlue	1 in 266	0.38%	▲ 8	2.62	30	14,444
17	🇶🇦 Qatar Airways	1 in 281	0.36%	▲ 9	2.75	25	12,019
18	🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines	1 in 281	0.36%	▲ 10	2.75	9	4,370
19	🇨🇭 Swiss	1 in 281	0.36%	▲ 11	2.75	7	3,384
20	🇪🇸 Air Europa	1 in 291	0.34%	▲ 12	2.83	5	2,425
21	🇬🇧 Jet2	1 in 299	0.33%	▲ 13	2.88	9	4,367
22	🇳🇱 KLM	1 in 311	0.32%	▲ 14	2.97	12	5,772
23	🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines	1 in 312	0.32%	▲ 15	2.97	7	3,398
24	🇰🇪 Kenya Airways	1 in 319	0.31%	▲ 16	3.02	4	1,925
25	🇦🇪 Etihad Airways	1 in 322	0.31%	▲ 17	3.03	11	5,293
26	🇨🇴 Avianca	1 in 342	0.29%	▲ 18	3.15	16	7,766
27	🇧🇭 Gulf Air	1 in 349	0.29%	▲ 19	3.19	3	1,451
28	🇭🇺 Wizz Air	1 in 351	0.28%	▲ 20	3.20	6	2,885
29	🇩🇪 Lufthansa	1 in 384	0.26%	▲ 21	3.35	22	10,606
30	🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines	1 in 390	0.26%	▲ 23	3.38	69	33,470
31	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines	1 in 397	0.25%	▲ 23	3.40	2	968
32	🇦🇺 Qantas	1 in 404	0.25%	▲ 24	3.43	10	4,831
33	🇪🇬 EgyptAir	1 in 428	0.23%	▲ 25	3.52	4	1,941
34	🇮🇹 ITA Airways	1 in 434	0.23%	▲ 26	3.54	8	3,855
35	🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic	1 in 507	0.20%	▲ 33	3.75	3	1,456
36	🇦🇺 Jetstar	1 in 533	0.19%	▲ 28	3.81	5	2,422
37	🇫🇷 Air France	1 in 553	0.18%	▲ 31	3.86	13	6,277
38	🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines	1 in 553	0.18%	▲ 30	3.86	19	9,135
39	🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines	1 in 635	0.16%	▲ 31	4.00	1	484
40	🇳🇱 Transavia	1 in 710	0.14%	▲ 32	4.11	4	1,925
41	🇲🇽 Aeromexico	1 in 751	0.13%	▲ 33	4.16	3	1,453
42	🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian	1 in 766	0.13%	▲ 34	4.17	1	481
43	🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines	1 in 783	0.13%	▲ 35	4.19	13	6,282
44	🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines	1 in 794	0.13%	▲ 36	4.20	28	13,490
45	🇸🇦 Saudia	1 in 842	0.12%	▲ 37	4.25	7	3,377
46	🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines	1 in 878	0.11%	▲ 38	4.28	3	1,452
47	🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas	1 in 919	0.11%	▲ 39	4.31	2	969
48	🇷🇸 Air Serbia	1 in 955	0.10%	▲ 40	4.34	1	483
49	🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia	1 in 966	0.10%	▲ 41	4.34	4	1,924
50	🇳🇿 Air New Zealand	1 in 968	0.10%	▲ 42	4.35	2	968
51	🇦🇪 Air Arabia	1 in 1,086	0.09%	▲ 43	4.42	2	962
52	🇨🇦 Air Transat	1 in 1,139	0.09%	▲ 44	4.44	1	486
53	🇴🇲 Oman Air	1 in 1,162	0.09%	▲ 45	4.45	3	1,455
54	🇹🇭 Bangkok Airways	1 in 1,274	0.08%	▲ 46	4.50	1	483
55	🇨🇱 LATAM Chile	1 in 1,305	0.08%	▲ 47	4.51	3	1,448
56	🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific	1 in 1,357	0.07%	▲ 53	4.53	3	1,450
57	🇵🇱 LOT Polish	1 in 1,551	0.06%	▲ 49	4.59	2	971
58	🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil	1 in 1,552	0.06%	▲ 50	4.59	3	1,455
59	🇦🇺 Virgin Australia	1 in 1,610	0.06%	▲ 51	4.61	2	964
60	🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines	1 in 1,947	0.05%	▲ 52	4.67	2	963
61	🇮🇩 Batik Air	1 in 2,224	0.04%	▲ 53	4.72	1	484
62	🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia	1 in 2,269	0.04%	▲ 54	4.72	2	968
63	🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines	1 in 2,392	0.04%	▲ 55	4.74	1	482
64	🇫🇮 Finnair	1 in 2,504	0.04%	▲ 56	4.75	1	485
65	🇹🇭 Thai Airways	1 in 2,580	0.04%	▲ 57	4.75	1	482
66	🇲🇾 Air Asia	1 in 2,685	0.04%	▲ 58	4.76	2	967
67	🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines	1 in 2,721	0.04%	▲ 59	4.77	1	486
68	🇵🇦 COPA Airlines	1 in 2,892	0.03%	▲ 60	4.78	1	483
69	🇺🇸 Allegiant Air	1 in 3,048	0.03%	▲ 61	4.79	1	484
70	🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines	1 in 3,684	0.03%	▲ 62	4.83	1	484
71	🇧🇷 GOL Airlines	1 in 3,734	0.03%	▲ 63	4.83	1	486
72	🇨🇳 Sichuan Airlines	1 in 4,618	0.02%	▲ 64	4.86	1	482
73	🇰🇷 Korean Air	1 in 5,494	0.02%	▲ 65	4.88	1	484
74	🇧🇷 Azul	1 in 6,219	0.02%	▲ 66	4.90	1	482
75	🇯🇵 ANA	1 in 7,408	0.01%	▲ 67	4.91	1	481
76	🇨🇳 Air China	1 in 12,517	0.01%	▲ 68	4.95	1	481
+=	Median					1 in 591	0.17%

Biggest luggage losers right now

Biggest luggage winners right now

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	🇮🇳 Shivaji	Mumbai	1 in 22	4.45%	▲ 1	0.25	38	175,417
2	🇬🇧 Heathrow	London	1 in 94	1.06%	▲ 2	0.25	15	69,253
3	🇧🇪 Brussels	Brussels	1 in 133	0.75%	▲ 3	0.25	3	13,850
4	🇬🇧 Gatwick	London	1 in 137	0.73%	▲ 4	0.39	6	27,696
5	🇮🇳 Gandhi	Delhi	1 in 191	0.52%	▲ 5	1.69	6	27,704
6	🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth	Dallas	1 in 243	0.41%	▲ 6	2.39	5	23,077
7	🇲🇽 Juárez	Mexico City	1 in 270	0.37%	▲ 7	2.65	3	13,847
8	🇺🇸 Denver	Denver, CO	1 in 278	0.36%	▲ 8	2.72	4	18,468
9	🇺🇸 O'Hare	Chicago	1 in 289	0.35%	▲ 9	2.81	5	23,084
10	🇩🇪 Frankfurt	Frankfurt	1 in 292	0.34%	▲ 10	2.83	4	18,466
11	🇺🇸 SFO	San Francisco	1 in 337	0.30%	▲ 11	3.12	3	13,850
12	🇺🇸 Miami	Miami	1 in 399	0.25%	▲ 12	3.41	2	9,233
13	🇳🇱 Schiphol	Amsterdam	1 in 413	0.24%	▲ 13	3.47	3	13,849
14	🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai	Bali	1 in 416	0.24%	▲ 14	3.48	1	4,617
15	🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle	Paris	1 in 419	0.24%	▲ 15	3.49	3	13,849
16	🇪🇸 El Prat	Barcelona	1 in 427	0.23%	▲ 16	3.52	2	9,234
17	🇬🇧 Luton	London	1 in 488	0.20%	▲ 17	3.70	1	4,617
18	🇹🇷 Istanbul	Istanbul	1 in 578	0.17%	▲ 18	3.90	2	9,234
19	🇺🇸 George Bush	Houston, TX	1 in 736	0.14%	▲ 19	4.14	1	4,617
20	🇺🇸 LAX	Los Angeles	1 in 765	0.13%	▲ 20	4.17	2	9,234
21	🇺🇸 Orlando	Orlando, FL	1 in 805	0.12%	▲ 21	4.21	1	4,617
22	🇲🇾 KLIA	Kuala Lumpur	1 in 1,059	0.09%	▲ 22	4.40	1	4,616
23	🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy	New York City	1 in 1,074	0.09%	▲ 23	4.41	1	4,617
24	🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson	Atlanta	1 in 1,880	0.05%	▲ 24	4.66	1	4,616
+=	Median						1 in 406	0.25%

Most luggage lost by airline region

Most luggage lost by airline country

#	Region	Probability of losing your luggage	Luggage score (out of 5)	Complaints (last 30 days)	Lost bags (last 30 days est.)
1	Africa	1 in 316	0.32%	1.99	11	5,323
2	North America	1 in 327	0.31%	2.09	511	247,251
3	Europe	1 in 351	0.28%	2.30	408	197,256
4	Middle East	1 in 511	0.20%	3.14	91	43,849
5	Oceania	1 in 687	0.15%	3.62	19	9,184
6	Latin America	1 in 1,418	0.07%	4.33	30	14,542
7	Asia	1 in 2,269	0.04%	4.58	108	52,302

#	Country	Probability of losing your luggage		Luggage score (out of 5)	Complaints (last 30 days)	Lost bags (last 30 days est.)
1	🇮🇳 India	1 in 125	0.80%	0.25	87	42,151
2	🇪🇸 Spain	1 in 140	0.72%	0.25	67	32,359
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 in 174	0.57%	0.25	153	74,144
4	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 in 180	0.55%	0.25	82	39,668
5	🇨🇦 Canada	1 in 184	0.54%	0.25	63	30,519
6	🇬🇷 Greece	1 in 259	0.39%	1.34	6	2,903
7	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 in 281	0.36%	1.62	25	12,019
8	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 in 281	0.36%	1.62	7	3,384
9	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 in 312	0.32%	1.96	7	3,398
10	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 in 319	0.31%	2.02	4	1,925
11	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 in 322	0.31%	2.05	47	22,642
12	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 in 342	0.29%	2.22	16	7,766
13	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 in 349	0.29%	2.28	3	1,451
14	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 in 351	0.28%	2.30	6	2,885
15	🇩🇪 Germany	1 in 384	0.26%	2.53	22	10,606
16	🇺🇸 United States	1 in 390	0.26%	2.57	448	216,732
17	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 in 397	0.25%	2.61	2	968
18	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 in 428	0.23%	2.78	4	1,941
19	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 in 433	0.23%	2.81	16	7,697
20	🇮🇹 Italy	1 in 434	0.23%	2.81	8	3,855
21	🇦🇺 Australia	1 in 533	0.19%	3.22	17	8,216
22	🇫🇷 France	1 in 553	0.18%	3.28	13	6,277
23	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 in 635	0.16%	3.50	1	484
24	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 in 751	0.13%	3.73	3	1,453
25	🇯🇴 Jordan	1 in 766	0.13%	3.76	1	481
26	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 in 842	0.12%	3.87	7	3,377
27	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 in 899	0.11%	3.94	20	9,616
28	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 in 919	0.11%	3.97	2	969
29	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 in 955	0.10%	4.01	1	483
30	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 in 966	0.10%	4.02	4	1,924
31	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 in 968	0.10%	4.02	2	968
32	🇴🇲 Oman	1 in 1,162	0.09%	4.18	3	1,455
33	🇨🇱 Chile	1 in 1,305	0.08%	4.27	3	1,448
34	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 in 1,323	0.08%	4.28	5	2,419
35	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	1 in 1,357	0.07%	4.30	3	1,450
36	🇵🇱 Poland	1 in 1,551	0.06%	4.39	2	971
37	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 in 1,705	0.06%	4.44	2	965
38	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 in 2,246	0.04%	4.58	3	1,452
39	🇫🇮 Finland	1 in 2,504	0.04%	4.62	1	485
40	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 in 2,721	0.04%	4.65	1	486
41	🇵🇦 Panama	1 in 2,892	0.03%	4.67	1	483
42	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 in 3,684	0.03%	4.74	1	484
43	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 in 3,734	0.03%	4.75	5	2,423
44	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 in 5,494	0.02%	4.83	1	484
45	🇨🇳 China	1 in 6,747	0.01%	4.86	2	964
46	🇯🇵 Japan	1 in 7,408	0.01%	4.87	1	481

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).

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!

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