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: 16 hours ago from 29,142 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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 1850.54%โ–ฒ 11.57104,827
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 2150.47%โ–ฒ 22.052110,155
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 3210.31%โ–ฒ 33.0383,875
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 3720.27%โ–ฒ 43.30104,828
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 4340.23%โ–ฒ 53.54146,790
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4370.23%โ–ฒ 63.5552,425
7๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 4390.23%โ–ฒ 73.5641,924
8๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 4770.21%โ–ฒ 83.672967
9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4870.21%โ–ฒ 93.7041,925
10๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Vueling 1 in 5200.19%โ–ฒ 103.7873,366
11๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5850.17%โ–ฒ 113.9262,915
12๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Aer Lingus 1 in 5940.17%โ–ฒ 123.9331,448
13๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 6340.16%โ–ฒ 134.002969
14๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 6550.15%โ–ฒ 144.03136,283
15๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 7520.13%โ–ฒ 154.1631,451
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 7660.13%โ–ฒ 164.172963
17๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WestJet Airlines 1 in 7760.13%โ–ฒ 174.1852,415
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 8430.12%โ–ฒ 184.2573,391
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 9020.11%โ–ฒ 194.3031,447
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 9470.11%โ–ฒ 204.333215,410
21๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9660.10%โ–ฒ 214.3441,924
22๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 1,0180.10%โ–ฒ 224.382966
23๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Gulf Air 1 in 1,0500.10%โ–ฒ 234.401483
24๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 244.4083,862
25๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 1,1630.09%โ–ฒ 254.4662,907
26๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 1,2240.08%โ–ฒ 264.4831,456
27๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 1,2320.08%โ–ฒ 274.4962,906
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1,2760.08%โ–ฒ 284.502963
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 1,3720.07%โ–ฒ 294.5441,937
30๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 1,4660.07%โ–ฒ 304.571482
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 1,5240.07%โ–ฒ 314.582968
32๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5530.06%โ–ฒ 324.591485
33๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 1,7310.06%โ–ฒ 334.632968
34๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 1,7970.06%โ–ฒ 344.6541,932
35๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 1,9290.05%โ–ฒ 354.67146,771
36๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 1,9620.05%โ–ฒ 364.681485
37๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9650.05%โ–ฒ 374.6831,447
38๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช flydubai 1 in 1,9720.05%โ–ฒ 384.681483
39๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น TAP Portugal 1 in 2,0070.05%โ–ฒ 394.681482
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 2,0910.05%โ–ฒ 404.701485
41๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0940.05%โ–ฒ 414.701484
42๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 2,3850.04%โ–ฒ 424.731483
43๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ EVA Air 1 in 2,3950.04%โ–ฒ 434.741481
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 2,6240.04%โ–ฒ 444.7694,362
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6950.04%โ–ฒ 454.761485
46๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 2,7580.04%โ–ฒ 464.7783,882
47๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 2,8240.04%โ–ฒ 474.781484
48๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 3,4740.03%โ–ฒ 484.8231,455
49๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman Air 1 in 3,5050.03%โ–ฒ 494.821482
50๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 3,8840.03%โ–ฒ 504.841483
51๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 3,9760.03%โ–ฒ 514.842966
52๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 4,3780.02%โ–ฒ 524.8631,449
53๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท LATAM Brazil 1 in 4,6590.02%โ–ฒ 534.861485
54๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5,0750.02%โ–ฒ 544.882969
55๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 5,3830.02%โ–ฒ 554.881482
56๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,1970.02%โ–ฒ 564.901483
+= Median 1 in 1,3220.08%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India
                  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‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul
๐Ÿฅˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia
                  ๐Ÿฅ‰
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska 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‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 333.07%โ–ฒ 10.25941,542
2๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 571.76%โ–ฒ 20.25732,321
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 601.66%โ–ฒ 30.251987,723
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 611.64%โ–ฒ 40.251464,634
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Juรกrez Mexico City 1 in 741.36%โ–ฒ 50.251150,773
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 871.15%โ–ฒ 60.251464,619
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 1570.64%โ–ฒ 70.96941,546
8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 81.47732,317
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 2060.49%โ–ฒ 91.93418,464
10๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 102.58313,850
11๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%โ–ฒ 113.31313,848
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 3970.25%โ–ฒ 123.4129,234
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 4250.24%โ–ฒ 133.5129,231
14๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 143.5129,231
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 153.7014,616
16๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 163.76313,849
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%โ–ฒ 173.9129,231
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 6200.16%โ–ฒ 183.9829,231
19๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 194.1414,617
20๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 204.1514,617
21๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kingsford-Smith Sydney 1 in 7850.13%โ–ฒ 214.1914,617
22๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Prat Barcelona 1 in 8550.12%โ–ฒ 224.2614,616
23๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 1,0100.10%โ–ฒ 234.3714,617
24๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1,0590.09%โ–ฒ 244.4014,616
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%โ–ฒ 254.4114,616
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denver Denver, CO 1 in 1,1100.09%โ–ฒ 264.4314,616
27๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 1,1550.09%โ–ฒ 274.4514,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 1,4440.07%โ–ฒ 284.5614,617
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 294.6014,616
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Capital Beijing 1 in 1,7330.06%โ–ฒ 304.6314,616
31๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartsfieldโ€“Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%โ–ฒ 314.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 5100.20%


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 5190.19%3.17136,284
2Asia1 in 6970.14%3.644421,289
3Latin America1 in 1,3720.07%4.31199,183
4Middle East1 in 1,4610.07%4.35188,716
5Europe1 in 1,4660.07%4.358641,543
6North America1 in 2,0070.05%4.538541,064


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‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 1850.54%0.25104,827
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 4340.23%2.813918,870
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4370.23%2.8352,425
4๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco1 in 4390.23%2.8441,924
5๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 4770.21%3.012967
6๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain1 in 5200.19%3.17167,723
7๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya1 in 6340.16%3.502969
8๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 6580.15%3.56115,312
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 7520.13%3.7431,451
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada1 in 8080.12%3.82125,805
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 8290.12%3.852411,599
12๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 9020.11%3.9573,398
13๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 9660.10%4.0241,924
14๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 1,0180.10%4.072966
15๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 1,0460.10%4.0962,897
16๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain1 in 1,0500.10%4.101483
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 1,0540.09%4.1083,862
18๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 1,1630.09%4.1862,907
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 1,2240.08%4.2231,456
20๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 1,3720.07%4.3141,937
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 1,5530.06%4.391485
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 1,7310.06%4.452968
23๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 1,7970.06%4.4741,932
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 1,9620.05%4.521485
25๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9650.05%4.5231,447
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal1 in 2,0070.05%4.531482
27๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0940.05%4.551484
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 2,3280.04%4.597335,259
29๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan1 in 2,3950.04%4.601481
30๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria1 in 2,6950.04%4.651485
31๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 2,8280.04%4.6641,938
32๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman1 in 3,5050.03%4.731482
33๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 5,3190.02%4.822968
34๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 5,3830.02%4.821482

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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