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๐Ÿงณ๐Ÿ’จ 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: 3 days ago from 26,971 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 342.93%=0.2510651,396
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 761.31%โ–ผ 50.2511153,832
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 861.17%โ–ฒ 10.253014,498
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 1160.86%=0.253918,859
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1340.75%โ–ฒ 20.26199,203
6๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1820.55%โ–ผ 501.5373,370
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1970.51%โ–ผ 61.7994,357
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2100.48%=1.9814469,576
9๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ผ 471.9852,414
10๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%โ–ฒ 12.2831,452
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2810.36%โ–ฒ 52.752110,155
12๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2860.35%โ–ผ 362.78136,294
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3040.33%โ–ผ 152.922612,620
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 3060.33%โ–ผ 32.93209,629
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3450.29%โ–ผ 123.166933,214
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3670.27%โ–ฒ 63.2762,891
17๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%โ–ผ 393.332971
18๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3900.26%โ–ผ 383.3852,404
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 4090.24%โ–ผ 143.4594,353
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4310.23%โ–ผ 103.5341,923
21๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 4380.23%โ–ผ 103.56167,710
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 4500.22%โ–ผ 23.596029,050
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4500.22%โ–ฒ 93.59167,720
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4510.22%โ–ผ 153.6052,418
25๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4550.22%โ–ฒ 73.612311,108
26๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4760.21%โ–ฒ 103.672969
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4930.20%โ–ฒ 63.72157,255
28๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 5200.19%โ–ฒ 23.7831,447
29๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 5200.19%โ–ฒ 183.7831,447
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 5280.19%โ–ฒ 103.804220,297
31๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5380.19%โ–ฒ 263.821485
32๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5400.19%โ–ผ 243.8352,417
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5550.18%โ–ผ 163.86146,749
34๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 5640.18%โ–ฒ 153.88157,225
35๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 5950.17%โ–ผ 53.9441,936
36๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6130.16%โ–ฒ 213.9731,453
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 6440.16%โ–ผ 134.0262,910
38๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 6770.15%โ–ฒ 94.06157,261
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 6840.15%โ–ฒ 164.0783,885
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6910.14%โ–ผ 54.0852,422
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 6920.14%โ–ผ 34.08199,173
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7640.13%โ–ผ 144.1741,930
43๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 7670.13%โ–ฒ 214.1752,422
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 8000.12%โ–ฒ 14.2141,939
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8050.12%โ–ผ 64.2152,425
46๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8610.12%โ–ฒ 344.2631,445
47๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8680.12%โ–ผ 84.2762,904
48๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8720.11%โ–ผ 84.272969
49๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 8740.11%โ–ฒ 24.2741,935
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 8860.11%โ–ฒ 184.2841,925
51๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9600.10%โ–ฒ 264.3431,457
52๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 9730.10%โ–ฒ 184.3541,926
53๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9830.10%โ–ผ 34.362969
54๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0490.10%โ–ฒ 174.402967
55๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0500.10%โ–ผ 14.401483
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0500.10%โ–ฒ 204.402966
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0510.10%โ–ฒ 14.401482
58๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0800.09%โ–ฒ 24.412967
59๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1080.09%โ–ฒ 214.432971
60๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1440.09%โ–ฒ 44.451484
61๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2140.08%โ–ฒ 54.481481
62๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2480.08%โ–ฒ 64.4931,453
63๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2600.08%โ–ฒ 224.502963
64๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3260.08%โ–ฒ 84.522962
65๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3420.07%โ–ฒ 94.5341,934
66๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3620.07%โ–ฒ 144.5431,444
67๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3660.07%โ–ฒ 114.542968
68๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4620.07%โ–ฒ 124.571483
69๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4740.07%โ–ฒ 344.5741,928
70๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5120.07%โ–ฒ 174.5831,453
71๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 1,5240.07%โ–ฒ 154.581484
72๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5560.06%โ–ฒ 184.5931,452
73๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,7410.06%โ–ฒ 274.642962
74๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9720.05%โ–ฒ 184.681483
75๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0340.05%โ–ฒ 194.691483
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6680.04%โ–ฒ 204.761484
77๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8220.04%โ–ฒ 354.781484
78๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8920.03%โ–ฒ 224.841486
+= Median 1 in 6880.15%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,847
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 611.63%โ–ฒ 20.2523106,183
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 641.57%โ–ฒ 30.251883,105
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%โ–ฒ 40.251360,002
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1001.00%โ–ฒ 50.25418,462
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 60.25732,318
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 70.30627,703
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 80.96523,087
9๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 91.47732,309
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,469
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%โ–ฒ 111.85418,467
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 122.02418,463
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%โ–ฒ 132.75418,469
14๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2890.35%โ–ฒ 142.81418,465
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 152.8414,616
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 162.91418,463
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 172.96418,466
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 183.21313,850
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 193.29313,847
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 203.4129,234
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 213.5129,233
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 223.5229,233
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 233.76313,849
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 243.81313,851
25๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 253.9129,234
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 264.0614,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 274.1414,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 284.2114,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%โ–ฒ 304.3329,235
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%โ–ฒ 314.4114,616
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 324.5614,617
+= Median 1 in 3070.33%


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.)
1North America1 in 4850.21%3.04412199,110
2Africa1 in 5160.19%3.16167,712
3Europe1 in 5640.18%3.31394190,749
4Oceania1 in 8050.12%3.82104,848
5Asia1 in 8640.12%3.9011053,122
6Middle East1 in 8860.11%3.935325,558
7Latin America1 in 9600.10%4.012612,603


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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 861.17%0.2513766,378
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1820.55%0.2573,370
3๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4852,414
4๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9231,452
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 3060.33%1.906430,893
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 3070.33%1.912813,529
7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3670.27%2.4162,891
8๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502971
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3920.26%2.572713,065
10๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 4090.24%2.6894,353
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4310.23%2.8041,923
12๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 4380.23%2.83167,710
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4500.22%2.89167,720
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4510.22%2.8952,418
15๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4760.21%3.002969
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4850.21%3.04385186,044
17๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 5160.19%3.162713,044
18๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 5160.19%3.1613263,987
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5190.19%3.17146,779
20๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 5200.19%3.1731,447
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 5200.19%3.1731,447
22๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5380.19%3.231485
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6130.16%3.4531,453
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 6840.15%3.6183,885
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6910.14%3.6352,422
26๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 7670.13%3.7652,422
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 8050.12%3.82104,848
28๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 8510.12%3.88178,187
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8610.12%3.9031,445
30๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8680.12%3.9162,904
31๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 8720.11%3.912969
32๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 8740.11%3.9141,935
33๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9600.10%4.0131,457
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 9730.10%4.022110,125
35๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9830.10%4.032969
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0490.10%4.092967
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0500.10%4.091483
38๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1440.09%4.171484
39๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 1,2140.08%4.221481
40๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2600.08%4.252963
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2780.08%4.2652,424
42๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3260.08%4.2873,378
43๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,3620.07%4.3031,444
44๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3660.07%4.302968
45๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,3850.07%4.3162,904
46๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4740.07%4.3641,928
47๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0340.05%4.531483
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,8920.03%4.761486

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).

Like this? Follow me on X @ @levelsio for more hacky side projects!

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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