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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: 2 days ago from 27,604 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 234.44%โ–ฒ 10.2516177,726
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 951.05%โ–ฒ 20.252713,086
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 1020.98%โ–ฒ 30.254421,299
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1100.91%โ–ฒ 40.252311,131
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 50.254823,077
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 1380.73%โ–ฒ 60.406229,894
7๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1580.63%โ–ฒ 71.0062,915
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 1950.51%โ–ฒ 81.75209,627
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1970.51%โ–ฒ 91.7994,361
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2430.41%โ–ฒ 102.3912460,173
11๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2550.39%โ–ฒ 112.5152,411
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 122.652210,614
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2910.34%โ–ฒ 132.8252,429
14๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 142.8362,891
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3010.33%โ–ฒ 152.9094,334
16๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 3270.31%โ–ฒ 163.0662,914
17๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3410.29%โ–ฒ 173.1473,379
18๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 3490.29%โ–ฒ 183.182969
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 193.212110,132
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 3660.27%โ–ฒ 203.2762,894
21๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 213.2931,455
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3870.26%โ–ฒ 223.365727,649
23๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3900.26%โ–ฒ 233.3841,931
24๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3910.26%โ–ฒ 243.3841,925
25๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 4040.25%โ–ฒ 253.4331,446
26๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4290.23%โ–ฒ 263.5241,933
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 4320.23%โ–ฒ 273.535526,486
28๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 4350.23%โ–ฒ 283.54167,766
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 4510.22%โ–ฒ 293.606028,930
30๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 4590.22%โ–ฒ 303.6283,886
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4600.22%โ–ฒ 313.6241,939
32๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4810.21%โ–ฒ 323.6883,866
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4850.21%โ–ฒ 333.6941,934
34๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4960.20%โ–ฒ 343.72178,214
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5020.20%โ–ฒ 353.7473,399
36๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5080.20%โ–ฒ 363.7531,453
37๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 373.8073,394
38๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 383.81157,246
39๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5410.18%โ–ฒ 393.831483
40๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 5480.18%โ–ฒ 403.84199,226
41๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 5510.18%โ–ฒ 413.85104,827
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 5520.18%โ–ฒ 423.8573,394
43๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5530.18%โ–ฒ 433.86136,273
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5650.18%โ–ฒ 443.88188,708
45๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 5650.18%โ–ฒ 453.8841,931
46๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6760.15%โ–ฒ 464.0631,454
47๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6920.14%โ–ฒ 474.0852,420
48๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 7660.13%โ–ฒ 484.171481
49๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 7760.13%โ–ฒ 494.1862,911
50๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 8540.12%โ–ฒ 504.2631,456
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 8590.12%โ–ฒ 514.2694,364
52๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Airlines (JAL) 1 in 8680.12%โ–ฒ 524.2762,904
53๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 8700.11%โ–ฒ 534.2741,942
54๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 9650.10%โ–ฒ 544.3431,449
55๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0110.10%โ–ฒ 554.37136,275
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0460.10%โ–ฒ 564.392969
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0520.10%โ–ฒ 574.401482
58๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0680.09%โ–ฒ 584.412964
59๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0810.09%โ–ฒ 594.412967
60๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1150.09%โ–ฒ 604.432965
61๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1460.09%โ–ฒ 614.451483
62๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 624.4531,450
63๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1820.08%โ–ฒ 634.462962
64๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2580.08%โ–ฒ 644.502965
65๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3190.08%โ–ฒ 654.522967
66๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3430.07%โ–ฒ 664.5331,453
67๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3530.07%โ–ฒ 674.5331,453
68๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4110.07%โ–ฒ 684.552969
69๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5140.07%โ–ฒ 694.5831,451
70๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9530.05%โ–ฒ 704.6831,456
71๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9650.05%โ–ฒ 714.682962
72๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0900.05%โ–ฒ 724.701485
73๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6750.04%โ–ฒ 734.761482
74๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6790.04%โ–ฒ 744.762969
75๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0460.03%โ–ฒ 754.791484
76๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 3,2040.03%โ–ฒ 764.801484
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7690.03%โ–ฒ 774.831481
78๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1790.02%โ–ฒ 784.901485
79๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,5140.01%โ–ฒ 794.951481
+= Median 1 in 5480.18%


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
                  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‡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‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 541.85%โ–ฒ 10.251569,253
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 20.251046,163
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 831.20%โ–ฒ 30.251778,464
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 40.251046,174
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1150.87%โ–ฒ 50.251046,154
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1320.76%โ–ฒ 60.25836,933
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 70.39627,700
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 80.6829,231
9๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 90.97836,930
10๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 1690.59%โ–ฒ 101.24418,469
11๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%โ–ฒ 111.8229,234
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2410.42%โ–ฒ 122.37627,703
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 132.58313,851
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2680.37%โ–ฒ 142.64313,850
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 152.83418,468
16๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 162.8414,616
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 172.91418,465
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%โ–ฒ 183.36313,849
19๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 193.47313,849
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4240.24%โ–ฒ 203.5129,233
21๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.24%โ–ฒ 213.5129,234
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 223.7014,615
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%โ–ฒ 233.7529,235
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 243.76313,848
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%โ–ฒ 253.7914,616
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 263.8229,233
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 274.1414,617
28๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 284.1514,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,616
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 8790.11%โ–ฒ 304.2814,616
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 9400.11%โ–ฒ 314.3329,231
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 324.4314,617
33๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1,1260.09%โ–ฒ 334.4414,616
34๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3150.08%โ–ฒ 344.5214,616
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 354.6014,617
+= Median 1 in 3850.26%


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 3250.31%2.08209,650
2North America1 in 4420.23%2.85404195,413
3Europe1 in 4810.21%3.02419202,437
4Middle East1 in 8590.12%3.894722,790
5Latin America1 in 8600.12%3.903114,985
6Asia1 in 9510.11%4.0013565,184
7Oceania1 in 2,6750.04%4.6452,420


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 951.05%0.2519393,241
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1280.78%0.259646,310
3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1580.63%0.2562,915
4๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 2260.44%0.804220,242
5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 2550.39%1.2752,411
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2920.34%1.7562,891
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3250.31%2.089545,813
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 3270.31%2.0962,914
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 3300.30%2.122210,636
10๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 3490.29%2.282969
11๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 3660.27%2.4162,894
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3700.27%2.4331,455
13๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3900.26%2.5641,931
14๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 4040.25%2.6531,446
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4200.24%2.742612,605
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4290.23%2.7941,933
17๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 4350.23%2.82167,766
18๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 4590.22%2.9383,886
19๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4600.22%2.9341,939
20๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4810.21%3.0283,866
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4880.21%3.05362175,172
22๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5410.18%3.241483
23๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 5510.18%3.27104,827
24๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5530.18%3.28136,273
25๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 5650.18%3.3241,931
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 5720.17%3.3462,889
27๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6760.15%3.6031,454
28๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6920.14%3.6352,420
29๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6940.14%3.63209,664
30๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 7660.13%3.761481
31๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 7700.13%3.7794,363
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8540.12%3.8931,456
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 8590.12%3.89188,730
34๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan1 in 8680.12%3.9162,904
35๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 8700.11%3.9141,942
36๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 9650.10%4.0231,449
37๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1460.09%4.171483
38๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1820.08%4.202962
39๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2580.08%4.242965
40๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2840.08%4.2652,416
41๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3190.08%4.2852,418
42๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,3530.07%4.3031,453
43๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9530.05%4.5131,456
44๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,9650.05%4.522962
45๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0900.05%4.551485
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 2,6750.04%4.6452,420
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 3,7690.03%4.7583,877
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,5140.01%4.921481

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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