LuggageLosers.com - Live ranking of airlines by how much luggage they are losing right now

🧳💨 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 hours ago from 33,558 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.)
1🇮🇳 IndiGo 1 in 352.84%▼ 60.2517483,880
2🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 521.94%▼ 50.255024,088
3🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 731.37%▼ 40.255325,687
4🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 781.29%▼ 30.255828,059
5🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 881.13%▲ 40.252210,612
6🇿🇦 South African 1 in 931.08%▼ 10.252210,617
7🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 931.08%=0.254019,395
8🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1150.87%▲ 10.257435,799
9🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1180.85%▲ 20.25157,279
10🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 1190.84%▲ 30.25209,705
11🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1270.79%▲ 40.25209,703
12🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 1370.73%▲ 100.395124,621
13🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1690.59%▲ 61.26136,268
14🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 1740.58%▲ 71.363416,445
15🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 1770.57%▲ 81.423115,040
16🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 2090.48%▲ 91.9752,422
17🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 2100.48%▲ 101.9873,371
18🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 2340.43%▲ 112.2931,446
19🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 2460.41%▲ 122.4383,871
20🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 2490.40%▲ 132.462913,951
21🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2590.39%▲ 182.55146,766
22🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 2660.38%▲ 152.622813,462
23🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 2830.35%▲ 162.7683,860
24🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 2850.35%▲ 172.7862,913
25🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2960.34%▲ 182.8610249,283
26🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2990.33%▲ 202.8873,397
27🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 3120.32%▲ 202.9752,412
28🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 3190.31%▲ 213.02125,820
29🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 3200.31%▲ 223.0241,923
30🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 3500.29%▲ 233.1931,450
31🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 3640.27%▲ 243.266531,458
32🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3800.26%▲ 253.332971
33🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 3810.26%▲ 263.3441,937
34🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 3920.26%▲ 273.3894,351
35🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 4570.22%▲ 283.61178,199
36🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 4690.21%▲ 293.65188,690
37🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 4850.21%▲ 303.6983,866
38🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 4940.20%▲ 313.72167,768
39🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 5000.20%▲ 323.7352,425
40🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 5230.19%▲ 333.79209,665
41🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 5400.19%▲ 343.8341,935
42🇮🇸 Icelandair 1 in 5540.18%▲ 353.862970
43🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6000.17%▲ 363.943717,862
44🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 6010.17%▲ 393.95178,175
45🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines 1 in 6020.17%▲ 383.952970
46🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 6030.17%▲ 393.954521,644
47🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 6540.15%▲ 404.0394,346
48🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 6570.15%▲ 414.0441,939
49🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 6970.14%▲ 424.0952,426
50🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 7310.14%▲ 434.13188,684
51🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 8660.12%▲ 474.2741,933
52🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 9230.11%▲ 454.312965
53🇷🇸 Air Serbia 1 in 9550.10%▲ 464.341482
54🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,0210.10%▲ 474.3841,927
55🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0500.10%▲ 484.402966
56🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 1,1470.09%▲ 494.451482
57🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 1,1760.09%▲ 504.462967
58🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 1,2940.08%▲ 514.512962
59🇦🇺 Jetstar 1 in 1,3370.07%▲ 524.532965
60🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 1,4400.07%▲ 534.562971
61🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5250.07%▲ 544.582967
62🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5630.06%▲ 554.591482
63🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,7920.06%▲ 564.6531,449
64🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,8350.05%▲ 574.652971
65🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9600.05%▲ 584.682964
66🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9750.05%▲ 594.681482
67🇵🇹 TAP Portugal 1 in 1,9950.05%▲ 604.681485
68🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0560.05%▲ 614.6931,457
69🇸🇬 Scoot 1 in 2,0910.05%▲ 624.702963
70🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 2,3330.04%▲ 634.732968
71🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7450.04%▲ 644.771481
72🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7710.03%▲ 654.831481
73🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0430.02%▲ 664.841483
74🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5660.02%▲ 674.861481
75🇩🇪 TUIfly 1 in 4,8730.02%▲ 684.871486
76🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5230.02%▲ 694.891481
+= Median 1 in 4970.20%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇪🇸 Iberia 		                  🥉
🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇩🇪 TUIfly 		                  🥉
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia


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.)
1🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 412.44%▲ 10.2528129,259
2🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 482.10%▲ 20.2526120,036
3🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%▲ 30.251464,624
4🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 981.02%▲ 40.25313,847
5🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1010.99%▲ 50.251464,618
6🇨🇭 Zurich Zurich 1 in 1310.77%▲ 60.25418,464
7🇬🇧 Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%▲ 70.39627,699
8🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 1420.71%▲ 80.53627,702
9🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 1620.62%▲ 91.09523,078
10🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 2250.44%▲ 102.18313,847
11🇺🇸 Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 2650.38%▲ 112.61313,847
12🇺🇸 George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 3680.27%▲ 123.2829,234
13🇧🇪 Brussels Brussels 1 in 3980.25%▲ 133.4114,617
14🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%▲ 143.4329,231
15🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 4190.24%▲ 153.49313,849
16🇬🇧 Luton London 1 in 4880.20%▲ 163.7014,616
17🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%▲ 173.8229,234
18🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 6270.16%▲ 183.99313,849
19🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 194.1914,617
20🇺🇸 Miami Miami 1 in 7970.13%▲ 204.2114,616
21🇺🇸 Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8310.12%▲ 214.2414,616
22🇪🇸 El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%▲ 224.2614,615
23🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%▲ 234.3714,617
24🇺🇸 Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%▲ 244.4314,617
25🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 1,1660.09%▲ 254.4614,617
26🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 1,2130.08%▲ 264.4814,617
27🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 274.5214,617
28🇦🇪 Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%▲ 284.6014,616
+= Median 1 in 4110.24%


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 1690.59%0.253918,808
2Middle East1 in 4220.24%2.7510952,666
3Europe1 in 4690.21%2.97378182,648
4North America1 in 4850.21%3.04407196,738
5Asia1 in 1,0210.10%4.07285137,513
6Latin America1 in 1,6600.06%4.435124,706
7Oceania1 in 2,0090.05%4.5331,448


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.)
1🇮🇳 India1 in 781.29%0.25254122,551
2🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 931.08%0.252210,617
3🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 931.08%0.254019,395
4🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 1370.73%0.255124,621
5🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1690.59%0.25136,268
6🇨🇦 Canada1 in 1740.58%0.258842,615
7🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 1770.57%0.253115,040
8🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 1940.52%0.254019,371
9🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2030.49%0.333315,963
10🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 2090.48%0.4652,422
11🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2100.48%0.477134,225
12🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 2340.43%0.9431,446
13🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 2460.41%1.1483,871
14🇫🇷 France1 in 2490.40%1.182913,951
15🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 2660.38%1.4310651,198
16🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 2830.35%1.6483,860
17🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 2850.35%1.6662,913
18🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 3120.32%1.9652,412
19🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 3190.31%2.03125,820
20🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 3200.31%2.0341,923
21🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 3500.29%2.2831,450
22🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3800.26%2.502971
23🇺🇸 United States1 in 4900.20%3.06319154,123
24🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 4950.20%3.083114,968
25🇫🇮 Finland1 in 5000.20%3.1052,425
26🇮🇸 Iceland1 in 5540.18%3.292970
27🇧🇪 Belgium1 in 6020.17%3.422970
28🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 6540.15%3.5594,346
29🇴🇲 Oman1 in 6970.14%3.6452,426
30🇩🇪 Germany1 in 8550.12%3.89199,175
31🇮🇹 Italy1 in 8660.12%3.9041,933
32🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 9230.11%3.972965
33🇷🇸 Serbia1 in 9550.10%4.011482
34🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 9620.10%4.0173,389
35🇭🇰 Hong Kong1 in 1,0210.10%4.0741,927
36🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0500.10%4.102966
37🇳🇴 Norway1 in 1,1760.09%4.192967
38🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 1,2940.08%4.272962
39🇵🇦 Panama1 in 1,4400.07%4.342971
40🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5630.06%4.391482
41🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 1,9550.05%4.5141,934
42🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,9600.05%4.522964
43🇵🇹 Portugal1 in 1,9950.05%4.521485
44🇦🇺 Australia1 in 2,0090.05%4.5331,448
45🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 2,3330.04%4.5962,906
46🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7450.04%4.651481
47🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,5660.02%4.791481
48🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5230.02%4.831481

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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My other projects Check out my other projects like Airline List, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Photo AI and Interior AI.

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