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: 6 days ago from 28,806 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 Iberia 1 in 2580.39%โ–ฒ 12.54104,833
2๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 23.471483
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 4990.20%โ–ฒ 33.7394,368
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 6470.15%โ–ฒ 44.0231,448
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 7550.13%โ–ฒ 54.1631,446
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 7670.13%โ–ฒ 64.1783,846
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 74.25104,851
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 9030.11%โ–ฒ 84.3031,446
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 9060.11%โ–ฒ 94.3041,933
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 9870.10%โ–ฒ 104.3662,895
11๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ฒ 114.392970
12๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0470.10%โ–ฒ 124.401484
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1,0990.09%โ–ฒ 134.422965
14๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 1,1430.09%โ–ฒ 144.451484
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1,1880.08%โ–ฒ 154.472970
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 1,1970.08%โ–ฒ 164.4762,900
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 1,2370.08%โ–ฒ 174.4931,453
18๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4650.07%โ–ฒ 184.571482
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,4660.07%โ–ฒ 194.5741,939
20๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 1,5610.06%โ–ฒ 204.591482
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 1,7710.06%โ–ฒ 214.642963
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1,7780.06%โ–ฒ 224.641484
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1,7850.06%โ–ฒ 234.65178,176
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1,9310.05%โ–ฒ 244.672971
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9750.05%โ–ฒ 254.681482
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,9850.05%โ–ฒ 264.6841,935
27๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0430.05%โ–ฒ 274.691481
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 2,0910.05%โ–ฒ 284.7052,417
29๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1380.05%โ–ฒ 294.701481
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2,1600.05%โ–ฒ 304.711484
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 2,2400.04%โ–ฒ 314.72125,829
32๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3390.04%โ–ฒ 324.732966
33๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2,6290.04%โ–ฒ 334.761485
34๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6770.04%โ–ฒ 344.762970
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6910.04%โ–ฒ 354.761485
36๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 2,7610.04%โ–ฒ 364.772963
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 3,4750.03%โ–ฒ 374.821482
38๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6860.03%โ–ฒ 384.831483
39๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8840.03%โ–ฒ 394.841483
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0380.02%โ–ฒ 404.841483
41๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4,2110.02%โ–ฒ 414.852967
42๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5570.02%โ–ฒ 424.861482
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 5,5520.02%โ–ฒ 434.8941,929
44๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2060.02%โ–ฒ 444.901483
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 6,5350.02%โ–ฒ 454.902971
46๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 7,4150.01%โ–ฒ 464.911483
47๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 7,7650.01%โ–ฒ 474.921483
48๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 7,9260.01%โ–ฒ 484.9231,444
49๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 10,1840.01%โ–ฒ 494.941483
+= Median 1 in 1,9750.05%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia
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๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia Airlines
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
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‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates


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 Stansted London 1 in 244.10%โ–ฒ 10.251255,399
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 20.251046,170
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 30.25941,555
4๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1330.75%โ–ฒ 40.25313,852
5๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 2090.48%โ–ฒ 51.98627,702
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 2350.43%โ–ฒ 62.31627,698
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 2430.41%โ–ฒ 72.39523,078
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 2700.37%โ–ฒ 82.65313,851
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2750.36%โ–ฒ 92.69313,850
10๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 103.21313,849
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 113.2829,231
12๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 123.37313,852
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 3920.25%โ–ฒ 133.3929,233
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 143.5129,232
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 153.7014,617
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 163.76313,846
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 173.8629,234
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 183.9829,232
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 194.1914,616
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 204.2129,231
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%โ–ฒ 214.2614,616
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 224.3714,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 234.4114,617
24๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%โ–ฒ 244.5214,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 254.5614,615
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 264.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 4080.25%


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.)
1Europe1 in 1,3420.07%4.295627,091
2Africa1 in 1,4290.07%4.3431,446
3Middle East1 in 1,7710.06%4.4694,353
4North America1 in 2,1050.05%4.555124,629
5Asia1 in 2,1380.05%4.562713,046
6Latin America1 in 2,5330.04%4.6283,856
7Oceania1 in 4,0380.02%4.761483


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‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1 in 4130.24%2.701483
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 6470.15%3.53209,662
3๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 7550.13%3.7431,446
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 9030.11%3.95146,779
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 9060.11%3.95157,248
6๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0460.10%4.092970
7๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0470.10%4.091484
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 1,0990.09%4.142965
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 1,1430.09%4.1794,350
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 1,1970.08%4.2162,900
11๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 1,2370.08%4.2331,453
12๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,4660.07%4.3541,939
13๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 1,5150.07%4.3773,387
14๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 1,8050.06%4.472964
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9750.05%4.521482
16๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0430.05%4.541481
17๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 2,1600.05%4.5641,929
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 2,6530.04%4.6431,455
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6910.04%4.651485
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 2,7610.04%4.662963
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2,7960.04%4.6631,455
22๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 3,3980.03%4.7231,448
23๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 3,4750.03%4.731482
24๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,6860.03%4.741483
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3,8840.03%4.764220,279
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 4,0380.02%4.761483
27๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 4,2110.02%4.772967
28๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5570.02%4.791482

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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