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: 5 days ago from 25,880 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 10.255526,580
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 20.365124,739
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1500.67%โ–ฒ 30.79178,178
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2120.47%โ–ฒ 42.0162,898
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 2140.47%โ–ฒ 52.04125,822
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2230.45%โ–ฒ 62.1652,414
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2450.41%โ–ฒ 72.422512,019
8๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2900.34%โ–ฒ 82.8262,913
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 2950.34%โ–ฒ 92.8562,915
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 3000.33%โ–ฒ 102.8941,943
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 3220.31%โ–ฒ 113.03125,822
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 3590.28%โ–ฒ 123.2362,913
13๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3910.26%โ–ฒ 133.3841,924
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4110.24%โ–ฒ 143.461486
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 4490.22%โ–ฒ 153.59199,169
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 4540.22%โ–ฒ 163.6183,854
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 4550.22%โ–ฒ 173.616632,061
18๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4840.21%โ–ฒ 183.6941,936
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 5030.20%โ–ฒ 193.7452,415
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5740.17%โ–ฒ 203.902963
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5910.17%โ–ฒ 213.9362,887
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5990.17%โ–ฒ 223.94125,797
23๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 6210.16%โ–ฒ 233.9862,895
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6600.15%โ–ฒ 244.0441,931
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 6950.14%โ–ฒ 254.093918,801
26๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 7000.14%โ–ฒ 264.101483
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7280.14%โ–ฒ 274.132971
28๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7640.13%โ–ฒ 284.172966
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 7950.13%โ–ฒ 294.2031,450
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8440.12%โ–ฒ 304.2573,384
31๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 8560.12%โ–ฒ 314.262970
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 8750.11%โ–ฒ 324.28125,779
33๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 9010.11%โ–ฒ 334.3031,450
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 9270.11%โ–ฒ 344.3283,860
35๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 354.37136,285
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 364.402962
37๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 1,1290.09%โ–ฒ 374.442967
38๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 1,1300.09%โ–ฒ 384.442110,128
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,1590.09%โ–ฒ 394.4531,445
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 1,2270.08%โ–ฒ 404.48188,726
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 1,5470.06%โ–ฒ 414.5952,424
42๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5630.06%โ–ฒ 424.591482
43๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 1,5930.06%โ–ฒ 434.6052,412
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,9370.05%โ–ฒ 444.672968
45๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9730.05%โ–ฒ 454.681483
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 2,0390.05%โ–ฒ 464.6952,411
47๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1260.05%โ–ฒ 474.701484
48๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 2,1950.05%โ–ฒ 484.711483
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5860.04%โ–ฒ 494.761481
50๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7010.04%โ–ฒ 504.771484
51๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 2,8180.04%โ–ฒ 514.7831,445
52๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 2,9380.03%โ–ฒ 524.782968
53๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0470.03%โ–ฒ 534.791484
54๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3,6830.03%โ–ฒ 544.831484
55๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8480.03%โ–ฒ 554.841483
56๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 4,0570.02%โ–ฒ 564.841485
57๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 4,0570.02%โ–ฒ 574.841481
58๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1630.02%โ–ฒ 584.851483
59๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5460.02%โ–ฒ 594.861483
60๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6540.02%โ–ฒ 604.861485
61๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3760.02%โ–ฒ 614.881483
62๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5,4870.02%โ–ฒ 624.881484
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2120.02%โ–ฒ 634.901482
64๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4780.01%โ–ฒ 644.951483
65๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3880.01%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 551.83%โ–ฒ 10.252196,949
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 20.251569,241
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 621.62%โ–ฒ 30.2514,617
4๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 641.56%โ–ฒ 40.2522101,560
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 50.25418,469
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1010.99%โ–ฒ 60.25836,939
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 70.25836,928
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 81.47732,317
9๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 92.26523,080
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 2470.40%โ–ฒ 102.44313,847
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 112.64418,464
12๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2810.36%โ–ฒ 122.75418,468
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 132.77313,848
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 142.8414,617
15๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 153.1229,232
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 163.8629,232
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 173.9129,234
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%โ–ฒ 183.9629,232
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 193.9829,234
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%โ–ฒ 203.99313,846
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 7650.13%โ–ฒ 214.1729,231
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 224.1914,617
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 8050.12%โ–ฒ 234.2114,617
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 244.2414,616
25๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 254.4014,616
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 264.6014,616
+= Median 1 in 2880.35%


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 2900.34%1.72136,295
2Middle East1 in 6990.14%3.647234,900
3Europe1 in 7950.13%3.8013263,766
4North America1 in 9670.10%4.0219594,338
5Asia1 in 2,3340.04%4.5910349,708
6Oceania1 in 4,0570.02%4.771481
7Latin America1 in 5,0370.02%4.8152,418


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%0.255124,739
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2120.47%0.5262,898
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2230.45%0.7452,414
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2450.41%1.138440,535
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2900.34%1.7262,913
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 3000.33%1.8441,943
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4110.24%2.691486
8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 4540.22%2.912210,647
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 4570.22%2.92199,200
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 5030.20%3.1152,415
11๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 5740.17%3.352110,169
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5910.17%3.39178,224
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5990.17%3.41125,797
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6210.16%3.4762,895
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 6610.15%3.5652,408
16๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 7000.14%3.641483
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8270.12%3.853215,444
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 8330.12%3.86157,228
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 8560.12%3.892970
20๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0540.09%4.102962
21๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 1,1290.09%4.162967
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,1590.09%4.1831,445
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,1760.09%4.1952,414
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 1,2270.08%4.2317484,168
25๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5630.06%4.391482
26๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9730.05%4.521483
27๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 2,1950.05%4.571483
28๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5860.04%4.631481
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7010.04%4.651484
30๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 2,8180.04%4.6631,445
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 2,9380.03%4.682968
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8480.03%4.751483
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 3,9080.03%4.762967
34๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 4,0570.02%4.771485
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 4,0570.02%4.771481
36๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 4,5460.02%4.791483
37๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3210.02%4.822968
38๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5,4870.02%4.831484
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1680.01%4.932965

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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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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