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%▲ 10.252612,620
2🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1620.62%▲ 21.08115,326
3🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 2030.49%▲ 31.884220,293
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 2150.46%▲ 42.062110,134
5🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 2180.46%▲ 52.092813,534
6🇿🇦 South African 1 in 2540.39%▲ 62.5183,868
7🇲🇦 Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2920.34%▲ 72.8362,895
8🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2990.33%▲ 82.8894,366
9🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3190.31%▲ 93.0283,849
10🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 3220.31%▲ 103.0362,914
11🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3310.30%▲ 113.09115,295
12🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%▲ 123.2762,888
13🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3800.26%▲ 133.3341,943
14🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%▲ 143.461484
15🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 4630.22%▲ 153.6383,879
16🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 4890.20%▲ 163.7031,445
17🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 4930.20%▲ 173.71125,802
18🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4950.20%▲ 183.7273,386
19🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 5020.20%▲ 193.746029,068
20🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 5550.18%▲ 203.86146,750
21🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 5630.18%▲ 213.8841,937
22🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 5740.17%▲ 223.902964
23🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5970.17%▲ 233.9441,931
24🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6120.16%▲ 243.9731,456
25🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 6960.14%▲ 254.0931,456
26🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 7200.14%▲ 264.12104,823
27🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 7640.13%▲ 274.17115,328
28🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 7730.13%▲ 284.1852,424
29🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 9600.10%▲ 294.342813,602
30🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 9690.10%▲ 304.3531,443
31🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 9730.10%▲ 314.3541,927
32🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 9890.10%▲ 324.362963
33🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 1,0120.10%▲ 334.37136,268
34🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%▲ 344.401484
35🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 1,1390.09%▲ 354.4473,372
36🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1630.09%▲ 364.4641,942
37🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 1,1650.09%▲ 374.4694,340
38🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 1,1750.09%▲ 384.4631,451
39🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3130.08%▲ 394.522972
40🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 1,3490.07%▲ 404.5331,447
41🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,3900.07%▲ 414.54167,705
42🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 1,4770.07%▲ 424.5741,925
43🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 1,4890.07%▲ 434.5752,404
44🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5650.06%▲ 444.601481
45🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 1,5750.06%▲ 454.60157,266
46🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 1,7130.06%▲ 464.631484
47🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 1,7550.06%▲ 474.642963
48🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1250.05%▲ 484.701484
49🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2,1520.05%▲ 494.711485
50🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2,3390.04%▲ 504.7331,445
51🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3580.04%▲ 514.731482
52🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6590.04%▲ 524.761485
53🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 2,6780.04%▲ 534.762970
54🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6960.04%▲ 544.771484
55🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2,7600.04%▲ 554.772963
56🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,7030.03%▲ 564.831481
57🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8520.03%▲ 574.841483
58🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0670.02%▲ 584.841484
59🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5380.02%▲ 594.861484
60🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0950.02%▲ 604.882965
61🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 6,1790.02%▲ 614.901485
62🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 7,3450.01%▲ 624.911485
+= Median 1 in 9810.10%


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%▲ 10.251046,170
2🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%▲ 20.251046,167
3🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 30.39627,695
4🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1430.70%▲ 40.59836,926
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 51.41836,939
6🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%▲ 61.98627,703
7🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%▲ 72.58313,851
8🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%▲ 82.91418,463
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 4890.20%▲ 113.7014,615
12🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 123.76313,852
13🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 133.8029,234
14🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 143.8229,234
15🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5780.17%▲ 153.9029,231
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%▲ 184.1414,616
19🇦🇺 Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,616
20🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%▲ 204.2129,231
21🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%▲ 214.2114,617
22🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 8090.12%▲ 224.2214,616
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 1,3140.08%▲ 274.5214,617
+= 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 2920.34%1.74209,651
2Europe1 in 5970.17%3.4118287,999
3North America1 in 9600.10%4.0115976,943
4Latin America1 in 1,0570.09%4.10178,225
5Middle East1 in 1,5860.06%4.402913,989
6Oceania1 in 1,7900.06%4.4741,932
7Asia1 in 2,1250.05%4.556531,423


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 2180.46%0.645526,582
2🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 2540.39%1.2683,868
3🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2790.36%1.592411,594
4🇲🇦 Morocco1 in 2920.34%1.7462,895
5🇪🇸 Spain1 in 3310.30%2.134019,360
6🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3350.30%2.166029,006
7🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,888
8🇭🇷 Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701484
9🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4630.22%2.9583,879
10🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4950.20%3.0873,386
11🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 5630.18%3.3141,937
12🇨🇦 Canada1 in 5740.17%3.34199,190
13🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 6120.16%3.4531,456
14🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 6960.14%3.6431,456
15🇫🇷 France1 in 7200.14%3.68104,823
16🇩🇪 Germany1 in 7640.13%3.76115,328
17🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 7890.13%3.80136,271
18🇵🇦 Panama1 in 9690.10%4.0231,443
19🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 9890.10%4.042963
20🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
21🇺🇸 United States1 in 1,0490.10%4.0914067,753
22🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 1,1750.09%4.19188,687
23🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4770.07%4.3641,925
24🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 1,7130.06%4.451484
25🇴🇲 Oman1 in 1,7550.06%4.462963
26🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 1,7620.06%4.4641,941
27🇦🇺 Australia1 in 1,7900.06%4.4741,932
28🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,8030.06%4.472965
29🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,9580.05%4.5152,427
30🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2,3390.04%4.5931,445
31🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3580.04%4.601482
32🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6960.04%4.651484
33🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2,7600.04%4.662963
34🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 3,7030.03%4.741481
35🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3,8520.03%4.751483
36🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 4,0670.02%4.771484
37🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5380.02%4.791484
38🇯🇵 Japan1 in 7,3450.01%4.871485

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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