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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: 13 hours ago from 26,445 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 571.77%โ–ผ 20.258038,598
2๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 851.18%โ–ฒ 10.2510148,649
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 891.13%โ–ฒ 10.252914,018
4๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 981.02%โ–ผ 30.252612,544
5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 1060.94%=0.25125,787
6๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1150.87%โ–ผ 140.256129,351
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 1480.68%โ–ฒ 10.71125,828
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1640.61%โ–ผ 61.153717,936
9๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 1810.55%โ–ฒ 11.49209,701
10๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 2100.48%โ–ฒ 61.9852,416
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2120.47%=2.0114368,965
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 2160.46%โ–ผ 12.0794,336
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2190.46%โ–ผ 102.1183,859
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 2220.45%โ–ผ 522.1552,423
15๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%โ–ฒ 62.3031,444
16๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 2410.41%โ–ผ 222.3752,422
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 2420.41%โ–ผ 112.38167,744
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 2480.40%โ–ฒ 32.45157,248
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 2590.39%=2.5562,907
20๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 2710.37%โ–ผ 132.6683,859
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3170.32%โ–ฒ 93.002512,132
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 3710.27%โ–ฒ 13.297335,198
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 73.316330,553
24๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian 1 in 3810.26%โ–ฒ 143.342967
25๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 3920.25%โ–ฒ 83.39157,284
26๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 4000.25%โ–ผ 163.42188,688
27๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal Airlines 1 in 4140.24%โ–ผ 393.471482
28๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 4190.24%โ–ผ 263.4962,898
29๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4290.23%โ–ฒ 73.5241,935
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 4530.22%โ–ฒ 123.6052,410
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 4560.22%โ–ฒ 53.612311,097
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4770.21%โ–ผ 53.6752,415
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4840.21%โ–ฒ 83.692713,110
34๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 4940.20%โ–ผ 93.72157,246
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5020.20%โ–ผ 263.7473,400
36๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5090.20%โ–ผ 303.7631,448
37๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 5290.19%โ–ผ 183.8052,409
38๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 5420.18%โ–ผ 13.8352,410
39๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 5500.18%โ–ฒ 53.8541,926
40๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 5520.18%โ–ฒ 53.85146,785
41๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Transat 1 in 5700.18%โ–ผ 253.892971
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 6150.16%โ–ฒ 13.973617,401
43๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6900.15%โ–ผ 174.0852,428
44๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 7020.14%โ–ผ 94.1031,445
45๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 7280.14%โ–ผ 214.132970
46๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 7370.14%โ–ฒ 224.1452,419
47๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 7630.13%โ–ฒ 174.1741,934
48๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 7790.13%โ–ฒ 44.192967
49๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 8100.12%โ–ฒ 204.2252,408
50๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 9590.10%โ–ฒ 234.341481
51๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 9810.10%โ–ฒ 14.352971
52๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0490.10%โ–ฒ 214.401483
53๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0510.10%โ–ฒ 214.401483
54๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 84.4083,864
55๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 1,0720.09%โ–ฒ 104.4131,448
56๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran Air 1 in 1,1450.09%โ–ฒ 204.451483
57๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 1,2700.08%โ–ผ 24.5083,873
58๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 1,2890.08%โ–ผ 44.5131,454
59๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Airlines 1 in 1,3600.07%โ–ฒ 194.532971
60๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3730.07%โ–ฒ 124.5441,935
61๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 1,7410.06%โ–ฒ 144.642971
62๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 1,8000.06%โ–ฒ 54.6531,442
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 1,8680.05%โ–ฒ 144.662970
64๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9660.05%โ–ผ 24.6831,446
65๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9710.05%โ–ฒ 144.681483
66๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 2,0250.05%โ–ฒ 24.692971
67๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0950.05%โ–ฒ 154.701484
68๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1250.05%โ–ฒ 24.701484
69๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 2,2650.04%โ–ฒ 44.722970
70๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thai Airways 1 in 2,5670.04%โ–ฒ 44.751485
71๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6700.04%โ–ฒ 154.761483
72๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,7120.04%โ–ฒ 64.771481
73๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ COPA Airlines 1 in 2,9040.03%โ–ฒ 154.781481
74๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3,8520.03%โ–ฒ 84.841483
75๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 3,8920.03%โ–ฒ 124.841486
76๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Scoot 1 in 4,1660.02%โ–ฒ 104.851483
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6970.02%โ–ฒ 114.871481
78๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1830.02%โ–ฒ 124.901485
79๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4850.01%โ–ฒ 134.951482
80๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Eastern 1 in 16,3540.01%โ–ฒ 144.961483
+= Median 1 in 5610.18%


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
๐Ÿฅˆ
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 China Eastern
๐Ÿฅˆ
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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London City London 1 in 214.86%โ–ฒ 10.25313,849
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 502.00%โ–ฒ 20.2523106,160
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 501.98%โ–ฒ 30.2528129,287
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%โ–ฒ 40.251464,630
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1001.00%โ–ฒ 50.25418,462
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 1010.99%โ–ฒ 60.25836,938
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1030.97%โ–ฒ 70.25836,928
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1400.72%โ–ฒ 80.46941,544
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%โ–ฒ 90.6829,233
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 101.58418,466
11๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 1880.53%โ–ฒ 111.62627,701
12๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 2310.43%โ–ฒ 122.26523,079
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 132.58313,847
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 142.64418,465
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 2840.35%โ–ฒ 152.77313,850
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 3030.33%โ–ฒ 162.91418,465
17๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 3370.30%โ–ฒ 173.1229,231
18๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 3890.26%โ–ฒ 183.37313,848
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%โ–ฒ 193.4329,231
20๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 203.47313,848
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 4270.23%โ–ฒ 213.5229,234
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 223.76313,847
23๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 233.8029,234
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 5550.18%โ–ฒ 243.8629,234
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%โ–ฒ 253.99313,847
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 264.1414,617
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%โ–ฒ 274.2114,617
28๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 7980.13%โ–ฒ 284.2129,234
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 294.2414,617
30๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 304.2514,616
+= Median 1 in 2930.34%


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 2190.46%0.662411,572
2North America1 in 3920.25%2.58415200,536
3Europe1 in 4890.20%3.06314151,691
4Middle East1 in 5520.18%3.2810450,163
5Asia1 in 1,0490.10%4.0916680,203
6Oceania1 in 1,0720.09%4.1194,339
7Latin America1 in 2,9040.03%4.67157,249


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‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 1060.94%0.25125,787
2๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1150.87%0.256129,351
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1640.61%0.2512660,870
4๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 1810.55%0.255124,689
5๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan1 in 2100.48%0.4752,416
6๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 2190.46%0.6683,859
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 2220.45%0.7252,423
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 2260.44%0.803918,938
9๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,444
10๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 2410.41%1.0652,422
11๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 2480.40%1.17157,248
12๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 3810.26%2.512967
13๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 3920.25%2.583315,998
14๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 4000.25%2.62188,688
15๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepal1 in 4140.24%2.711482
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 4190.24%2.7362,898
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4290.23%2.7841,935
18๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 4530.22%2.9052,410
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 4620.22%2.9473,391
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4660.21%2.96382184,538
21๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4660.21%2.962813,512
22๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 5010.20%3.1112459,753
23๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 5260.19%3.193014,527
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 5500.18%3.2741,926
25๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6900.15%3.6252,428
26๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 7020.14%3.6531,445
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 7790.13%3.782967
28๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 9590.10%4.011481
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 9810.10%4.032971
30๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,0490.10%4.0994,335
31๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0510.10%4.101483
32๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0540.09%4.1083,864
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 1,0720.09%4.1194,339
34๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran1 in 1,1450.09%4.171483
35๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2520.08%4.2462,903
36๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam1 in 1,3600.07%4.302971
37๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3730.07%4.3141,935
38๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 1,7410.06%4.452971
39๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9660.05%4.5231,446
40๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 2,0250.05%4.532971
41๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 2,2650.04%4.582970
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 2,5670.04%4.631485
43๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,7120.04%4.651481
44๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama1 in 2,9040.03%4.671481
45๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 3,8520.03%4.751483
46๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 3,8920.03%4.761486
47๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 4,6970.02%4.8041,936
48๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 14,1600.01%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).

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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