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 26,445 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🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 761.32%▼ 30.256028,846
2🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 911.10%▲ 10.259445,192
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 1080.93%▲ 10.252411,553
4🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1110.90%▼ 140.252311,111
5🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1180.84%▼ 210.255928,542
6🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 1270.79%▼ 130.25104,857
7🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 1820.55%▲ 41.52209,629
8🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1970.51%=1.7994,358
9🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2090.48%▼ 21.9752,428
10🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%▼ 182.0794,331
11🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2260.44%▼ 62.202713,043
12🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2310.43%▲ 22.2513163,308
13🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2430.41%▼ 162.39167,718
14🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2500.40%▼ 332.4773,379
15🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2660.38%▼ 122.62146,753
16🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 2790.36%▼ 312.7341,927
17🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 3030.33%▼ 302.9141,930
18🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 3080.32%▲ 52.9573,389
19🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3120.32%▲ 122.9752,412
20🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 3450.29%▼ 213.162311,138
21🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3510.28%▲ 163.202962
22🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%▲ 163.342964
23🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3960.25%▼ 93.406832,971
24🇳🇵 Nepal Airlines 1 in 4120.24%▼ 233.461484
25🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4300.23%▼ 83.535526,607
26🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4950.20%▲ 33.72125,773
27🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 5030.20%▼ 203.7452,411
28🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5070.20%▲ 63.752612,523
29🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5210.19%▼ 53.78209,697
30🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5410.18%▲ 103.8352,412
31🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5460.18%=3.8441,941
32🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5660.18%▲ 183.8841,927
33🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5730.17%▲ 83.8931,448
34🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5730.17%▼ 133.902965
35🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 5890.17%▼ 123.9362,893
36🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 6010.17%▼ 113.95125,776
37🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 6190.16%▼ 93.98125,780
38🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6920.14%▼ 14.0852,420
39🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 7060.14%▼ 84.10115,308
40🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 7130.14%▼ 54.113115,022
41🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7410.13%▼ 64.1552,405
42🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7620.13%▼ 54.172968
43🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7660.13%▲ 64.1741,927
44🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7940.13%▲ 284.2031,451
45🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 8090.12%▲ 34.2252,412
46🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8760.11%▼ 14.2831,456
47🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9490.11%▲ 384.331485
48🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9820.10%▲ 14.362970
49🇲🇾 Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0470.10%▲ 374.401484
50🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%▲ 34.401484
51🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0530.09%▲ 44.402963
52🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0730.09%▲ 54.4131,447
53🇮🇷 Iran Air 1 in 1,1400.09%▲ 384.441485
54🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,1990.08%▲ 104.4773,396
55🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2970.08%▲ 84.5131,445
56🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1,3690.07%▲ 214.5441,942
57🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3740.07%▲ 364.542962
58🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,4590.07%▲ 204.5773,370
59🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1,4680.07%▲ 124.571482
60🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5550.06%▲ 364.591484
61🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7410.06%▲ 214.642971
62🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7840.06%▲ 154.6431,456
63🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8770.05%▲ 164.662966
64🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9670.05%▲ 344.681484
65🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,9690.05%▲ 184.6831,444
66🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0290.05%▲ 234.692969
67🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,1010.05%▲ 204.701483
68🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1190.05%▲ 214.701486
69🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6580.04%▲ 224.761485
70🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6900.04%▲ 234.761485
71🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 2,8790.03%▲ 354.781486
72🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8570.03%▲ 254.841482
73🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9180.03%▲ 264.841482
74🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 4,1460.02%▲ 274.851485
75🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5580.02%▲ 284.861482
76🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6830.02%▲ 294.861482
77🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,4700.01%▲ 304.951483
78🇨🇳 China Eastern 1 in 16,2800.01%▲ 314.961485
+= Median 1 in 7100.14%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 Air India
🥈
🇬🇧 British Airways 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 China Eastern
🥈
🇨🇳 Air China 		                  🥉
🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil


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 214.86%▲ 10.25313,849
2🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 561.77%▲ 20.2525115,393
3🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 641.57%▲ 30.251883,078
4🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 40.251150,781
5🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%▲ 50.25418,465
6🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%▲ 60.25732,314
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%▲ 70.30627,703
8🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%▲ 80.46941,549
9🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 90.6829,233
10🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 2250.44%▲ 102.19523,077
11🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%▲ 112.26523,084
12🇮🇹 Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%▲ 122.44313,846
13🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 132.58313,850
14🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%▲ 142.77313,851
15🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%▲ 153.37313,849
16🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 163.4329,231
17🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 4050.25%▲ 173.43313,846
18🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%▲ 183.47313,847
19🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%▲ 193.5229,234
20🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 203.76313,852
21🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 213.8029,231
22🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 223.8229,234
23🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%▲ 233.8629,232
24🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%▲ 243.99313,847
25🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%▲ 254.0614,617
26🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 264.1414,616
27🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 274.2114,617
28🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 284.2129,234
29🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 294.2414,617
30🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%▲ 304.2514,617
+= Median 1 in 3960.25%


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 2500.40%1.202110,177
2North America1 in 4950.20%3.08376181,837
3Europe1 in 6100.16%3.44275132,528
4Middle East1 in 7060.14%3.659646,412
5Asia1 in 9540.10%4.0013062,659
6Oceania1 in 1,0730.09%4.1194,344
7Latin America1 in 2,2730.04%4.58136,285


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🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1180.84%0.255928,542
2🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 1270.79%0.25104,857
3🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1820.55%0.254521,664
4🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 2090.48%0.4552,428
5🇮🇳 India1 in 2160.46%0.619646,220
6🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2500.40%1.2073,379
7🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2660.38%1.43146,753
8🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 2790.36%1.6041,927
9🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2840.35%1.663516,881
10🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 3030.33%1.8641,930
11🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 3510.28%2.302962
12🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522964
13🇳🇵 Nepal1 in 4120.24%2.701484
14🇨🇦 Canada1 in 4950.20%3.083014,455
15🇫🇮 Finland1 in 5030.20%3.1152,411
16🇺🇸 United States1 in 5370.19%3.23346167,381
17🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 5440.18%3.2562,898
18🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 5460.18%3.2641,941
19🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5660.18%3.3241,927
20🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5730.17%3.3431,448
21🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 5780.17%3.3611354,352
22🇫🇷 France1 in 6010.17%3.42125,776
23🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 6290.16%3.492311,148
24🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 6430.16%3.522512,075
25🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6920.14%3.6352,420
26🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9490.11%4.001485
27🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9820.10%4.032970
28🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,0470.10%4.0973,396
29🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
30🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0530.09%4.102963
31🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,0730.09%4.1194,344
32🇮🇷 Iran1 in 1,1400.09%4.171485
33🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,1990.08%4.2173,396
34🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,2570.08%4.2462,890
35🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1,3690.07%4.3141,942
36🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 1,3740.07%4.312962
37🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5550.06%4.391484
38🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7410.06%4.452971
39🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9690.05%4.5231,444
40🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 2,0290.05%4.532969
41🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,6800.04%4.6531,448
42🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6900.04%4.651485
43🇵🇦 Panama1 in 2,8790.03%4.671486
44🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8570.03%4.751482
45🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9180.03%4.761482
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5580.02%4.791482
47🇨🇳 China1 in 14,1230.01%4.932968

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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My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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