LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

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: 7 days ago from 25,845 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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 821.22%โ–ฒ 10.255526,536
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 20.385124,657
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1500.67%โ–ฒ 30.77178,216
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2110.47%โ–ฒ 42.0062,909
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 2140.47%โ–ฒ 52.03125,828
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2240.45%โ–ฒ 62.1752,404
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2440.41%โ–ฒ 72.402512,109
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 82.8462,885
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2970.34%โ–ฒ 92.8762,893
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 102.9141,927
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 3240.31%โ–ฒ 113.05125,779
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 123.2462,895
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3880.26%โ–ฒ 133.3741,939
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4110.24%โ–ฒ 143.461485
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 4470.22%โ–ฒ 153.58199,218
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4520.22%โ–ฒ 163.6083,878
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 4590.22%โ–ฒ 173.626631,777
18๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4830.21%โ–ฒ 183.6941,939
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 5040.20%โ–ฒ 193.7452,407
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5730.17%โ–ฒ 203.892965
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5860.17%โ–ฒ 213.9262,910
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 6000.17%โ–ฒ 223.95125,782
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 6170.16%โ–ฒ 233.9762,913
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6580.15%โ–ฒ 244.0441,937
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 6940.14%โ–ฒ 254.093918,824
26๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6970.14%โ–ฒ 264.091485
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7320.14%โ–ฒ 274.132966
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7640.13%โ–ฒ 284.172966
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7930.13%โ–ฒ 294.2031,454
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8410.12%โ–ฒ 304.2573,398
31๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 8590.12%โ–ฒ 314.262966
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 8700.11%โ–ฒ 324.27125,808
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 9010.11%โ–ฒ 334.3031,450
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 9260.11%โ–ฒ 344.3283,865
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0060.10%โ–ฒ 354.37136,306
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 364.392970
37๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,1230.09%โ–ฒ 374.442110,189
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 1,1310.09%โ–ฒ 384.442964
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,1560.09%โ–ฒ 394.4531,449
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,2350.08%โ–ฒ 404.49188,668
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,5520.06%โ–ฒ 414.5952,415
42๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5640.06%โ–ฒ 424.601481
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5870.06%โ–ฒ 434.6052,420
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9330.05%โ–ฒ 444.672970
45๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9740.05%โ–ฒ 454.681483
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,0400.05%โ–ฒ 464.6952,410
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1200.05%โ–ฒ 474.701486
48๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2,1990.05%โ–ฒ 484.711482
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5770.04%โ–ฒ 494.751483
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7060.04%โ–ฒ 504.771483
51๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 2,8050.04%โ–ฒ 514.7731,451
52๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 2,9500.03%โ–ฒ 524.792964
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0630.03%โ–ฒ 534.791482
54๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,7050.03%โ–ฒ 544.831481
55๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8600.03%โ–ฒ 554.841482
56๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0170.02%โ–ฒ 564.841486
57๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0580.02%โ–ฒ 574.841485
58๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1490.02%โ–ฒ 584.851485
59๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5640.02%โ–ฒ 594.861481
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6520.02%โ–ฒ 604.861485
61๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3750.02%โ–ฒ 614.881483
62๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5,4860.02%โ–ฒ 624.881484
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2030.02%โ–ฒ 634.901483
64๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4800.01%โ–ฒ 644.951483
65๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3980.01%โ–ฒ 654.961482
+= Median 1 in 9010.11%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
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๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul


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‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 502.00%โ–ฒ 10.2523106,176
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 711.41%โ–ฒ 20.251255,391
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 781.28%โ–ฒ 30.251883,099
4๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 801.26%โ–ฒ 40.25523,082
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1160.87%โ–ฒ 50.25732,312
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1650.61%โ–ฒ 61.16523,085
7๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2510.40%โ–ฒ 72.48523,078
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 82.64418,465
9๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2890.35%โ–ฒ 92.81418,468
10๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 102.83418,464
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 112.8414,616
12๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 123.1229,232
13๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 133.2929,232
14๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 143.31313,850
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%โ–ฒ 153.4329,232
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 163.7014,617
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 173.8629,231
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%โ–ฒ 183.9629,233
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6260.16%โ–ฒ 193.99313,851
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 204.1414,615
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 214.1914,617
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 224.2414,616
23๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 234.2614,617
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 244.2614,616
25๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 1,2390.08%โ–ฒ 254.4914,616
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%โ–ฒ 264.5214,616
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 1,5300.07%โ–ฒ 274.5914,616
+= Median 1 in 3750.27%


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 2930.34%1.76136,275
2Middle East1 in 6970.14%3.647234,807
3Europe1 in 7930.13%3.8013263,865
4North America1 in 9620.10%4.0119594,097
5Asia1 in 2,3260.04%4.5910349,778
6Oceania1 in 4,0170.02%4.761486
7Latin America1 in 5,0350.02%4.8152,417


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‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1370.73%0.255124,657
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2110.47%0.5062,909
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2240.45%0.7552,404
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2440.41%1.108440,585
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2930.34%1.7662,885
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3030.33%1.8641,927
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4110.24%2.691485
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4520.22%2.902210,672
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 4590.22%2.93199,199
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 5040.20%3.1252,407
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5730.17%3.342110,142
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5860.17%3.38178,221
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 6000.17%3.42125,782
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6170.16%3.4662,913
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 6560.15%3.5552,425
16๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 6970.14%3.641485
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8270.12%3.853215,499
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 8300.12%3.85157,261
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 8590.12%3.892966
20๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0450.10%4.092970
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 1,1310.09%4.162964
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,1560.09%4.1831,449
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,1730.09%4.1952,420
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,2350.08%4.2317483,954
25๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5640.06%4.391481
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9740.05%4.521483
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 2,1990.05%4.571482
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5770.04%4.631483
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7060.04%4.651483
30๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 2,8050.04%4.6631,451
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 2,9500.03%4.682964
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8600.03%4.751482
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,9150.03%4.762966
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 4,0170.02%4.761486
35๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0580.02%4.771485
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5640.02%4.791481
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3170.02%4.822968
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5,4860.02%4.831484
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1740.01%4.932964

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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