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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: 5 days ago from 27,561 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 224.61%โ–ฒ 10.2516780,739
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 781.28%โ–ฒ 20.253315,872
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 871.15%โ–ฒ 30.255225,010
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 941.06%โ–ฒ 40.252713,035
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 50.258641,432
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1110.90%โ–ฒ 60.255526,635
7๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1590.63%โ–ฒ 71.0162,903
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1610.62%โ–ฒ 81.07115,342
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1770.57%โ–ฒ 91.412210,619
10๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1810.55%โ–ฒ 101.5073,400
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 111.5716479,010
12๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ฒ 121.9952,413
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2180.46%โ–ฒ 132.102713,094
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2490.40%โ–ฒ 142.4573,400
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2580.39%โ–ฒ 152.5562,915
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2940.34%โ–ฒ 162.8452,408
17๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3000.33%โ–ฒ 172.8983,846
18๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 182.9094,336
19๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3020.33%โ–ฒ 192.9041,935
20๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3080.32%โ–ฒ 202.95125,829
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 212.952411,562
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3120.32%โ–ฒ 222.9752,409
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3150.32%โ–ฒ 232.9973,370
24๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 3180.31%โ–ฒ 243.012210,632
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3260.31%โ–ฒ 253.067335,147
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 3270.31%โ–ฒ 263.0662,913
27๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3350.30%โ–ฒ 273.11115,323
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3420.29%โ–ฒ 283.157938,155
29๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 3430.29%โ–ฒ 293.1652,417
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3450.29%โ–ฒ 303.176431,025
31๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3490.29%โ–ฒ 313.182969
32๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3730.27%โ–ฒ 323.3031,443
33๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%โ–ฒ 333.352963
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3880.26%โ–ฒ 343.3752,416
35๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3960.25%โ–ฒ 353.40209,707
36๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 4420.23%โ–ฒ 363.5783,861
37๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4460.22%โ–ฒ 373.58199,135
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4490.22%โ–ฒ 383.5952,429
39๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4570.22%โ–ฒ 393.612311,062
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4590.22%โ–ฒ 403.6241,943
41๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4790.21%โ–ฒ 413.6883,880
42๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4800.21%โ–ฒ 423.68157,233
43๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5010.20%โ–ฒ 433.74115,305
44๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5060.20%โ–ฒ 443.7531,457
45๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5090.20%โ–ฒ 453.76209,653
46๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 5260.19%โ–ฒ 463.802964
47๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5380.19%โ–ฒ 473.821486
48๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 5410.18%โ–ฒ 483.8341,929
49๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 493.8673,374
50๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5760.17%โ–ฒ 503.9062,907
51๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5970.17%โ–ฒ 513.942210,628
52๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6800.15%โ–ฒ 524.0731,445
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 6980.14%โ–ฒ 534.0931,453
54๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 6980.14%โ–ฒ 544.0952,421
55๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 7240.14%โ–ฒ 554.1241,932
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7770.13%โ–ฒ 564.1862,907
57๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7790.13%โ–ฒ 574.19104,815
58๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8590.12%โ–ฒ 584.2631,449
59๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8670.12%โ–ฒ 594.2762,906
60๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 604.2831,452
61๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0130.10%โ–ฒ 614.3741,941
62๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,0130.10%โ–ฒ 624.3841,925
63๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0660.09%โ–ฒ 634.412966
64๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1120.09%โ–ฒ 644.432967
65๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1420.09%โ–ฒ 654.451484
66๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 664.4531,450
67๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1710.09%โ–ฒ 674.462971
68๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2620.08%โ–ฒ 684.502962
69๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 1,3340.07%โ–ฒ 694.532967
70๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3690.07%โ–ฒ 704.542965
71๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4220.07%โ–ฒ 714.552962
72๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4680.07%โ–ฒ 724.5741,936
73๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5160.07%โ–ฒ 734.5831,449
74๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5260.07%โ–ฒ 744.582967
75๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,6030.06%โ–ฒ 754.612968
76๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9500.05%โ–ฒ 764.682969
77๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9690.05%โ–ฒ 774.681484
78๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,1070.05%โ–ฒ 784.701481
79๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6990.04%โ–ฒ 794.772962
80๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7540.03%โ–ฒ 804.831483
81๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1900.02%โ–ฒ 814.901484
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4240.01%โ–ฒ 824.951485
+= Median 1 in 4800.21%


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‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL 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.)
1๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 621.62%โ–ฒ 10.2514,616
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 20.251046,167
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 901.11%โ–ฒ 30.25941,555
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 1070.94%โ–ฒ 40.25836,932
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1180.85%โ–ฒ 50.251255,405
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 60.25941,545
7๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 70.25313,851
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 80.39627,703
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 90.6829,231
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 101.47732,314
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1960.51%โ–ฒ 111.77418,465
12๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 122.18313,852
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 132.64313,849
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 142.91418,465
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 3610.28%โ–ฒ 153.25418,464
16๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 163.2929,232
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 173.37313,850
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 183.5129,234
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 193.5129,232
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 203.5229,233
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 213.7014,616
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 223.76313,846
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 233.8029,232
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 243.8229,233
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 5630.18%โ–ฒ 253.8729,231
26๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 5770.17%โ–ฒ 263.9029,234
27๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 273.9829,231
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 284.1414,615
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 294.2114,617
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 304.2129,234
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 314.2414,617
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8780.11%โ–ฒ 324.2814,617
33๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 334.3714,616
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 344.4314,617
+= Median 1 in 4060.25%


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 2780.36%1.582411,616
2North America1 in 3440.29%2.24508245,240
3Europe1 in 3730.27%2.45486234,583
4Middle East1 in 6100.16%3.446229,943
5Latin America1 in 7490.13%3.733416,452
6Asia1 in 8630.12%3.9016680,188
7Oceania1 in 1,3340.07%4.2983,861


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 781.28%0.2520599,019
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1110.90%0.2511254,062
3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1590.63%0.2562,903
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1810.55%0.2573,400
5๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1950.51%0.254923,713
6๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4852,413
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2490.40%1.1873,400
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2540.39%1.253315,970
9๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3020.33%1.8541,935
10๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3050.33%1.8912258,788
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3120.32%1.9652,409
12๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3150.32%1.9873,370
13๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 3180.31%2.012210,632
14๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 3270.31%2.0962,913
15๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3350.30%2.16115,323
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 3430.29%2.2352,417
17๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 3490.29%2.282969
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 3620.28%2.373114,908
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3690.27%2.42459221,527
20๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3730.27%2.4531,443
21๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522963
22๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4160.24%2.7283,881
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4490.22%2.8852,429
24๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4590.22%2.9341,943
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4790.21%3.0283,880
26๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4800.21%3.02157,233
27๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5010.20%3.10115,305
28๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 5070.20%3.13146,791
29๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5380.19%3.231486
30๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5760.17%3.3562,907
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 6390.16%3.512311,089
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6430.16%3.522210,585
33๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6800.15%3.6031,445
34๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 6980.14%3.6452,421
35๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 7240.14%3.6941,932
36๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8590.12%3.8931,449
37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8670.12%3.9062,906
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 8780.11%3.9273,378
39๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0130.10%4.0641,941
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1420.09%4.171484
41๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1710.09%4.192971
42๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2620.08%4.252962
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2830.08%4.2652,416
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,3340.07%4.2983,861
45๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3690.07%4.312965
46๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4680.07%4.3541,936
47๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,9500.05%4.512969
48๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,1070.05%4.551481
49๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 3,7540.03%4.7583,874
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4240.01%4.921485

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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