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: 2 days ago from 30,451 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🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 402.50%=0.2515273,700
2🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 422.37%▼ 170.253014,567
3🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 581.72%▲ 10.257837,562
4🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 631.60%▼ 40.254119,867
5🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 731.37%▼ 50.253014,510
6🇿🇦 South African 1 in 751.33%▼ 80.252713,102
7🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 991.01%▼ 20.258641,742
8🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 1140.88%▲ 50.25178,241
9🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1220.82%▼ 170.25157,276
10🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 1460.69%▲ 50.65104,853
11🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1480.68%▲ 70.72125,814
12🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1740.57%▼ 101.363416,431
13🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1900.53%▲ 61.663717,814
14🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 2210.45%▲ 82.143516,928
15🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2330.43%▼ 272.28167,729
16🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2520.40%▲ 52.4894,337
17🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 2540.39%▲ 52.5131,452
18🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2900.35%▼ 322.81199,175
19🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 3030.33%▼ 52.91125,781
20🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3040.33%▲ 72.9252,425
21🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 3420.29%▲ 53.158842,739
22🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 3500.29%▲ 73.1931,450
23🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3520.28%▼ 283.20104,848
24🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 3640.27%▼ 103.2673,379
25🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 3880.26%▼ 163.372713,037
26🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3970.25%▼ 253.4162,900
27🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4130.24%▲ 23.475727,683
28🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4200.24%=3.49209,683
29🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 4220.24%▼ 23.50178,222
30🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 4320.23%▼ 213.5352,419
31🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 4330.23%▲ 143.5483,868
32🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 5020.20%▼ 163.745426,026
33🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 5260.19%▲ 63.8041,927
34🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 5300.19%▲ 13.80146,756
35🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 5310.19%=3.81157,236
36🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 5410.18%▼ 153.8352,415
37🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5480.18%▼ 13.842411,582
38🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 5520.18%▲ 183.8573,396
39🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 5730.17%▲ 163.8931,449
40🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5820.17%=3.9162,903
41🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 5990.17%▲ 53.9494,338
42🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6150.16%▼ 53.973617,408
43🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 6710.15%▲ 254.0673,365
44🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 6750.15%▼ 14.0662,890
45🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 6760.15%▼ 14.0662,909
46🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 7010.14%▼ 54.101482
47🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 7220.14%▼ 44.1241,937
48🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 7410.13%▼ 34.1552,406
49🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 7650.13%▲ 54.1752,429
50🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7930.13%▼ 14.201485
51🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 8400.12%=4.2573,382
52🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 8440.12%▲ 14.25125,827
53🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8760.11%▲ 324.2831,455
54🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9520.11%▲ 34.331484
55🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%▲ 44.391485
56🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0490.10%▲ 54.402967
57🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0680.09%▲ 284.412964
58🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 1,1170.09%▲ 74.431481
59🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,1330.09%▲ 104.4441,939
60🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1460.09%▲ 94.451483
61🇩🇪 Eurowings 1 in 1,1550.09%▲ 224.4531,450
62🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1700.09%▲ 324.462971
63🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 1,2030.08%▲ 124.471485
64🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 1,2220.08%▲ 134.4831,445
65🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2920.08%▲ 144.5131,450
66🇮🇱 El Al 1 in 1,4600.07%▲ 154.571484
67🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5240.07%▲ 164.582968
68🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9650.05%▲ 174.681485
69🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9760.05%▲ 184.681482
70🇨🇳 Hainan Airlines 1 in 2,4230.04%▲ 384.741482
71🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 2,5170.04%▲ 204.751482
72🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 2,6830.04%▲ 214.761481
73🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7470.04%▲ 364.771481
74🇳🇱 Transavia 1 in 2,8380.04%▲ 234.781482
75🇦🇺 Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2020.03%▲ 244.801485
76🇯🇵 ANA 1 in 3,7050.03%▲ 254.832962
77🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7420.03%▲ 344.831484
78🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9280.03%▲ 274.841481
79🇨🇳 China Eastern 1 in 8,2030.01%▲ 284.922963
80🇨🇳 China Southern 1 in 8,6600.01%▲ 294.932967
81🇨🇳 Air China 1 in 12,5190.01%▲ 304.951481
+= Median 1 in 5990.17%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 		                  🥉
🇮🇳 Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇨🇳 Air China
🥈
🇨🇳 China Southern 		                  🥉
🇨🇳 China Eastern


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🇺🇸 Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 333.06%▲ 10.2526120,036
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%▲ 20.251987,708
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 781.29%▲ 30.251150,770
4🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1060.94%▲ 40.25836,939
5🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1380.73%▲ 50.40941,548
6🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 60.6829,232
7🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1760.57%▲ 71.41836,938
8🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2330.43%▲ 82.29523,081
9🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 92.8414,617
10🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%▲ 103.29313,847
11🇹🇷 Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%▲ 113.36313,847
12🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%▲ 123.4129,235
13🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 133.4114,617
14🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 143.4329,232
15🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 4050.25%▲ 153.4329,231
16🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 4120.24%▲ 163.4629,231
17🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 4390.23%▲ 173.5629,234
18🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%▲ 184.1414,616
19🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,617
20🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 204.2114,616
21🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%▲ 214.2414,616
22🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 224.2614,617
23🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%▲ 234.3329,234
24🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%▲ 244.4114,615
25🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2130.08%▲ 254.4814,617
26🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1,2570.08%▲ 264.5014,617
27🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%▲ 274.5614,616
+= Median 1 in 4030.25%


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 731.37%0.258742,179
2Middle East1 in 4320.23%2.8011153,611
3Europe1 in 5260.19%3.19323156,351
4North America1 in 5520.18%3.28318153,993
5Latin America1 in 6710.15%3.585627,055
6Asia1 in 1,0450.10%4.09291140,747
7Oceania1 in 2,6830.04%4.6583,856


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🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 422.37%0.253014,567
2🇮🇳 India1 in 581.72%0.25247119,504
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 731.37%0.253014,510
4🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 751.33%0.252713,102
5🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 1220.82%0.25157,276
6🇪🇸 Spain1 in 1460.69%0.256330,501
7🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1900.53%0.253717,814
8🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2330.43%0.923617,395
9🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2520.40%1.2294,337
10🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 2540.39%1.2631,452
11🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2900.35%1.72199,175
12🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 3500.29%2.2831,450
13🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3860.26%2.5411053,338
14🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 3880.26%2.555124,677
15🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 3920.25%2.583315,938
16🇫🇷 France1 in 4220.24%2.75178,222
17🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 4300.23%2.79178,211
18🇮🇹 Italy1 in 4330.23%2.8183,868
19🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 5260.19%3.1941,927
20🇨🇦 Canada1 in 5520.18%3.284220,310
21🇺🇸 United States1 in 5700.18%3.33276133,683
22🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 5730.17%3.3431,449
23🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5820.17%3.3762,903
24🇩🇪 Germany1 in 6160.16%3.462311,133
25🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 6760.15%3.5962,909
26🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 7010.14%3.651482
27🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 7110.14%3.66125,793
28🇵🇦 Panama1 in 7220.14%3.6841,937
29🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 7410.13%3.7252,406
30🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 7650.13%3.7652,429
31🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7930.13%3.801485
32🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 8400.12%3.8773,382
33🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9520.11%4.001484
34🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
35🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 1,0680.09%4.112964
36🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 1,1170.09%4.151481
37🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,1380.09%4.1783,850
38🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1700.09%4.192971
39🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 1,1760.09%4.1973,384
40🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 1,2030.08%4.211485
41🇮🇱 Israel1 in 1,4600.07%4.351484
42🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9650.05%4.521485
43🇫🇮 Finland1 in 2,5170.04%4.621482
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,6830.04%4.6583,856
45🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7470.04%4.651481
46🇯🇵 Japan1 in 3,7050.03%4.742962
47🇨🇱 Chile1 in 3,9280.03%4.761481
48🇨🇳 China1 in 8,4250.01%4.8962,893

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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