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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: 4 hours ago from 26,971 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 342.93%=0.2510651,269
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 741.36%โ–ผ 20.2511555,840
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 781.28%โ–ฒ 10.253315,882
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 901.11%โ–ผ 10.255024,198
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1060.94%โ–ฒ 20.252411,603
6๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1410.71%โ–ผ 320.5294,348
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1620.62%โ–ผ 21.08115,324
8๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 1740.57%โ–ฒ 11.3617483,793
9๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ผ 541.9952,409
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 2110.47%โ–ผ 52.002913,980
11๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 2240.45%โ–ผ 242.183115,059
12๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2330.43%โ–ฒ 12.2831,453
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2470.40%โ–ฒ 72.442411,565
14๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2650.38%โ–ผ 142.61146,787
15๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 2930.34%โ–ผ 252.842713,100
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3140.32%โ–ผ 142.988641,604
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 3240.31%โ–ผ 463.0462,894
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3260.31%โ–ผ 63.067335,140
19๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 3430.29%โ–ผ 23.1552,417
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 3540.28%โ–ผ 283.21115,297
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3660.27%โ–ฒ 83.2762,898
22๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 3680.27%โ–ฒ 83.28104,840
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 3740.27%โ–ผ 103.3162,913
24๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%โ–ผ 393.352963
25๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 33.372713,048
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3880.26%โ–ผ 193.3741,942
27๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 3980.25%โ–ฒ 153.41188,720
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 4350.23%โ–ผ 353.5452,404
29๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4360.23%โ–ฒ 23.55178,219
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 4730.21%โ–ฒ 43.664722,620
31๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4780.21%โ–ฒ 23.682964
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4790.21%โ–ผ 53.6852,406
33๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 5030.20%โ–ผ 233.7452,414
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5160.19%โ–ผ 93.77157,270
35๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 5210.19%โ–ฒ 183.7831,445
36๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 5240.19%โ–ฒ 183.79167,771
37๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5380.19%โ–ฒ 293.821485
38๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5390.19%โ–ฒ 133.8352,421
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 5590.18%โ–ผ 243.872963
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 5700.18%โ–ผ 173.892311,131
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 5770.17%โ–ฒ 73.9062,904
42๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5890.17%โ–ฒ 63.9362,894
43๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 6020.17%โ–ผ 203.952970
44๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 6140.16%โ–ฒ 343.9731,451
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 6390.16%โ–ฒ 294.0162,910
46๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 6600.15%โ–ผ 44.0431,444
47๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 6740.15%โ–ผ 164.0662,897
48๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 6800.15%โ–ฒ 294.07157,233
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 6900.14%โ–ฒ 184.0883,852
50๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7620.13%โ–ผ 114.1741,936
51๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7620.13%โ–ผ 124.172968
52๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 7750.13%โ–ฒ 134.1852,418
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 8060.12%โ–ผ 94.2141,924
54๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8630.12%โ–ฒ 344.2731,442
55๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8720.11%โ–ฒ 324.2762,889
56๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 8730.11%โ–ฒ 94.2741,936
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 8770.11%โ–ผ 14.2831,453
58๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 8780.11%โ–ผ 54.282963
59๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9630.10%โ–ฒ 184.3431,452
60๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0190.10%โ–ฒ 94.3841,930
61๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%โ–ฒ 74.392971
62๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ผ 14.391485
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0500.10%=4.401483
64๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 1,0550.09%โ–ฒ 114.402962
65๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1180.09%โ–ฒ 334.432962
66๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1490.09%โ–ฒ 34.451481
67๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,1810.08%โ–ฒ 184.4652,406
68๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2530.08%โ–ฒ 54.4931,447
69๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,3410.07%โ–ฒ 104.5341,936
70๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3720.07%โ–ฒ 74.542963
71๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4640.07%โ–ฒ 294.571483
72๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5140.07%โ–ฒ 174.5831,452
73๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,5650.06%โ–ฒ 294.6031,443
74๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,7270.06%โ–ฒ 284.632970
75๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9790.05%โ–ฒ 124.681481
76๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 2,0350.05%โ–ฒ 244.691483
77๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1390.05%โ–ฒ 144.701481
78๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6740.04%โ–ฒ 154.761483
79๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8300.04%โ–ฒ 194.781483
80๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,9030.03%โ–ฒ 174.841484
81๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1570.02%โ–ฒ 184.851484
82๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4210.01%โ–ฒ 194.951485
+= Median 1 in 5830.17%


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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia


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‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile


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 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,849
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 561.77%โ–ฒ 20.2525115,391
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%โ–ฒ 30.251987,692
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 661.52%โ–ฒ 40.251360,021
5๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 921.09%โ–ฒ 50.25941,548
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 60.25418,466
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1350.74%โ–ฒ 70.30627,704
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%โ–ฒ 80.46941,553
9๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 90.97523,084
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,468
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%โ–ฒ 111.85418,465
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2130.47%โ–ฒ 122.02418,466
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 2250.44%โ–ฒ 132.19523,077
14๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 142.26523,083
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 152.8414,616
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 162.91418,467
17๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%โ–ฒ 172.96418,463
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 183.21313,848
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 193.29313,851
20๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 203.37313,852
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 213.4129,232
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 223.5129,234
23๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 233.5229,234
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 243.76313,847
25๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 5320.19%โ–ฒ 253.81313,848
26๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 264.0614,617
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 274.1414,616
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 284.2114,615
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%โ–ฒ 304.3329,231
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0750.09%โ–ฒ 314.4114,615
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 324.5614,616
+= Median 1 in 3070.33%


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.)
1North America1 in 3390.29%2.20492237,280
2Africa1 in 5160.19%3.16188,691
3Europe1 in 5310.19%3.21428207,182
4Middle East1 in 5890.17%3.397636,795
5Oceania1 in 8060.12%3.82115,303
6Asia1 in 8770.11%3.9213866,679
7Latin America1 in 9630.10%4.012713,043


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%0.2514067,634
2๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1410.71%0.2594,348
3๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4952,409
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 2110.47%0.508541,073
5๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 2240.45%0.773115,059
6๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2330.43%0.9231,453
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2520.40%1.233416,455
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 2910.34%1.743516,862
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 3430.29%2.2352,417
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3660.27%2.4062,898
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 3740.27%2.4662,913
12๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522963
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 3860.26%2.54457220,418
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 3980.25%2.61188,720
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4280.23%2.783215,455
16๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4780.21%3.012964
17๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 4820.21%3.0313967,448
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 4840.21%3.04157,270
19๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 5030.20%3.1152,414
20๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 5210.19%3.1831,445
21๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5380.19%3.231485
22๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5500.18%3.272713,050
23๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 5590.18%3.302963
24๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 5770.17%3.3562,904
25๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 6020.17%3.422970
26๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 6140.16%3.4531,451
27๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 6390.16%3.5162,910
28๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 6560.15%3.5552,423
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 6600.15%3.5631,444
30๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 6770.15%3.60115,324
31๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 6900.14%3.6283,852
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 8040.12%3.82188,740
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 8060.12%3.82115,303
34๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8630.12%3.9031,442
35๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8720.11%3.9162,889
36๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 8730.11%3.9141,936
37๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 8780.11%3.922963
38๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9630.10%4.0131,452
39๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,0190.10%4.0741,930
40๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,0460.10%4.0983,874
41๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0500.10%4.091483
42๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 1,0550.09%4.102962
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1490.09%4.171481
44๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,1810.08%4.2052,406
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2860.08%4.2652,413
46๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3720.07%4.312963
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 1,3910.07%4.3262,891
48๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 2,0350.05%4.531483
49๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,9030.03%4.761484
50๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4210.01%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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