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: 1 day ago from 32,369 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 263.83%=0.25234112,874
2🇮🇳 Air India 1 in 352.83%=0.2512861,820
3🇪🇸 Iberia 1 in 731.36%=0.253516,953
4🇮🇳 SpiceJet 1 in 971.03%▼ 120.25209,627
5🇦🇪 Emirates 1 in 1160.86%=0.256732,252
6🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines 1 in 1160.86%▲ 20.2562,902
7🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 1370.73%▼ 80.39167,710
8🇧🇭 Gulf Air 1 in 1490.67%▲ 10.7573,398
9🇿🇦 South African 1 in 1700.59%▼ 51.27125,794
10🇮🇪 Aer Lingus 1 in 1780.56%▲ 21.45104,821
11🇺🇸 Frontier Airlines 1 in 1810.55%▼ 141.51146,773
12🇬🇧 British Airways 1 in 1930.52%▲ 21.724421,317
13🇨🇴 Avianca 1 in 2110.47%▲ 71.992612,614
14🇰🇪 Kenya Airways 1 in 2130.47%▼ 252.0362,886
15🇪🇸 Vueling 1 in 2140.47%▼ 132.04178,197
16🇦🇪 Air Arabia 1 in 2170.46%▼ 182.08104,815
17🇶🇦 Qatar Airways 1 in 2510.40%▼ 12.472813,490
18🇬🇧 Virgin Atlantic 1 in 2540.39%▲ 52.5162,903
19🇨🇦 WestJet Airlines 1 in 2760.36%▲ 82.70146,798
20🇺🇸 American Airlines 1 in 2870.35%=2.7910550,901
21🇳🇱 KLM 1 in 2880.35%▼ 172.80136,251
22🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines 1 in 2940.34%▼ 52.8494,341
23🇦🇪 Etihad Airways 1 in 2940.34%▼ 132.85125,800
24🇲🇽 Aeromexico 1 in 3210.31%▲ 33.0373,400
25🇺🇸 Delta Air Lines 1 in 3210.31%▼ 183.038440,695
26🇨🇦 Air Canada 1 in 3280.30%▲ 143.07188,704
27🇫🇷 Air France 1 in 3590.28%▲ 103.24209,675
28🇪🇸 Air Europa 1 in 3660.27%▼ 123.2741,930
29🇯🇴 Royal Jordanian 1 in 3830.26%▲ 73.352962
30🇨🇦 Air Transat 1 in 3830.26%▲ 213.3531,443
31🇺🇸 United Airlines 1 in 4010.25%▲ 123.425928,548
32🇺🇸 Alaska Airlines 1 in 4080.24%▼ 203.452512,039
33🇦🇷 Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4620.22%▲ 43.6341,929
34🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines 1 in 4760.21%▲ 103.6752,422
35🇬🇧 easyJet 1 in 4960.20%▼ 23.72157,221
36🇵🇭 Cebu Pacific 1 in 5200.19%▲ 133.7831,449
37🇮🇪 Ryanair 1 in 5230.19%▼ 183.792512,124
38🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines 1 in 5280.19%▲ 83.8073,374
39🇵🇦 COPA Airlines 1 in 5790.17%▼ 183.9152,414
40🇴🇲 Oman Air 1 in 5810.17%▲ 53.9162,908
41🇹🇭 Thai Airways 1 in 6460.15%▼ 124.0241,927
42🇺🇸 Southwest Airlines 1 in 6680.15%▼ 64.053316,020
43🇮🇹 ITA Airways 1 in 6900.14%▼ 174.0852,428
44🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines 1 in 6960.14%▼ 104.09157,263
45🇺🇸 Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 7010.14%▲ 134.1031,446
46🇸🇦 Saudia 1 in 7390.14%▲ 154.1483,849
47🇺🇸 Allegiant Air 1 in 7610.13%▼ 134.1741,939
48🇺🇸 Spirit Airlines 1 in 7790.13%▼ 114.1952,407
49🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines 1 in 7990.13%▼ 114.211481
50🇪🇬 EgyptAir 1 in 8550.12%▲ 244.262970
51🇸🇪 SAS Scandinavia 1 in 9610.10%▼ 74.3441,935
52🇺🇸 JetBlue 1 in 9930.10%▼ 44.3683,869
53🇵🇰 Pakistan International Airlines 1 in 1,0450.10%▲ 204.391485
54🇭🇺 Wizz Air 1 in 1,0520.10%▲ 84.402964
55🇧🇷 LATAM Brazil 1 in 1,1680.09%▲ 64.4641,934
56🇩🇪 Lufthansa 1 in 1,2030.08%▲ 144.4773,386
57🇧🇷 GOL Airlines 1 in 1,2440.08%▼ 34.4931,457
58🇫🇮 Finnair 1 in 1,2540.08%▲ 74.502968
59🇨🇱 LATAM Chile 1 in 1,3080.08%▲ 154.5231,445
60🇲🇾 Air Asia 1 in 1,3430.07%=4.5341,933
61🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines 1 in 1,5540.06%▲ 204.591484
62🇳🇿 Air New Zealand 1 in 1,9440.05%▲ 24.671482
63🇨🇭 Swiss 1 in 1,9620.05%▲ 34.681486
64🇦🇪 flydubai 1 in 1,9690.05%▲ 194.681484
65🇧🇷 Azul 1 in 2,0560.05%▲ 54.6931,457
66🇵🇭 Philippine Airlines 1 in 2,1280.05%▲ 194.701484
67🇳🇴 Norwegian 1 in 2,3560.04%▲ 174.731482
68🇹🇼 EVA Air 1 in 2,3920.04%▲ 84.741482
69🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines 1 in 2,6930.04%▲ 94.761485
70🇬🇧 Jet2 1 in 2,7050.04%▲ 104.771483
71🇻🇳 Vietnam Airlines 1 in 2,7240.04%▲ 114.771485
72🇮🇩 Lion Air 1 in 3,6420.03%▲ 124.831485
73🇦🇺 Qantas 1 in 4,0180.02%▲ 134.841486
74🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 1 in 4,5280.02%▲ 144.861485
75🇰🇷 Korean Air 1 in 5,5290.02%▲ 154.891481
+= Median 1 in 5280.19%


Biggest luggage losers right now

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


🏆
🇮🇳 IndiGo
🥈
🇮🇳 Air India 		                  🥉
🇪🇸 Iberia


Biggest luggage winners right now

These airlines receive the award of losing the least luggage:


🏆
🇰🇷 Korean Air
🥈
🇮🇩 Garuda Indonesia 		                  🥉
🇦🇺 Qantas


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🇮🇳 Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 372.69%▲ 10.2523106,196
2🇮🇳 Gandhi Delhi 1 in 432.35%▲ 20.2527124,618
3🇬🇧 Heathrow London 1 in 1090.92%▲ 30.251360,002
4🇶🇦 Hamad Doha 1 in 1350.74%▲ 40.31523,079
5🇬🇧 Stansted London 1 in 1470.68%▲ 50.6829,234
6🇺🇸 Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 2010.50%▲ 61.85418,468
7🇲🇽 Juárez Mexico City 1 in 2020.49%▲ 71.87418,468
8🇺🇸 McCarran Las Vegas 1 in 2930.34%▲ 82.84313,850
9🇭🇺 Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%▲ 92.8414,617
10🇳🇱 Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 3100.32%▲ 102.96418,463
11🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 3140.32%▲ 112.98418,464
12🇸🇬 Changi Singapore 1 in 3750.27%▲ 123.31313,846
13🇮🇩 Ngurah Rai Bali 1 in 4160.24%▲ 133.4814,616
14🇺🇸 SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%▲ 143.7529,231
15🇺🇸 LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%▲ 153.76313,852
16🇲🇾 KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 5300.19%▲ 163.8029,231
17🇩🇪 Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 5830.17%▲ 173.9129,231
18🇺🇸 Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%▲ 183.9629,234
19🇺🇸 O'Hare Chicago 1 in 7220.14%▲ 194.1229,233
20🇺🇸 Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 7850.13%▲ 204.1914,617
21🇨🇦 Pearson Toronto 1 in 8510.12%▲ 214.2614,617
22🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 1,0740.09%▲ 224.4114,617
23🇭🇰 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 in 1,3140.08%▲ 234.5214,617
24🇺🇸 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta 1 in 1,8790.05%▲ 244.6614,617
+= Median 1 in 3950.25%


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 1700.59%0.253416,391
2Middle East1 in 3330.30%2.1414368,927
3North America1 in 4010.25%2.63375181,583
4Europe1 in 5950.17%3.40234113,177
5Latin America1 in 7740.13%3.775526,650
6Asia1 in 7990.13%3.81423204,117
7Oceania1 in 2,6200.04%4.642968


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 352.83%0.25382184,322
2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 in 1160.86%0.2562,902
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia1 in 1370.73%0.25167,710
4🇧🇭 Bahrain1 in 1490.67%0.2573,398
5🇿🇦 South Africa1 in 1700.59%0.25125,794
6🇨🇴 Colombia1 in 2110.47%0.492612,614
7🇰🇪 Kenya1 in 2130.47%0.5462,886
8🇪🇸 Spain1 in 2140.47%0.555627,080
9🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1 in 2500.40%1.209043,351
10🇶🇦 Qatar1 in 2510.40%1.212813,490
11🇮🇪 Ireland1 in 2660.38%1.433516,945
12🇳🇱 Netherlands1 in 2880.35%1.70136,251
13🇲🇽 Mexico1 in 3210.31%2.0473,400
14🇨🇦 Canada1 in 3280.30%2.113516,945
15🇬🇧 United Kingdom1 in 3360.30%2.176631,923
16🇫🇷 France1 in 3590.28%2.35209,675
17🇯🇴 Jordan1 in 3830.26%2.522962
18🇦🇷 Argentina1 in 4620.22%2.9441,929
19🇲🇾 Malaysia1 in 4820.21%3.03136,275
20🇺🇸 United States1 in 5070.20%3.13340164,638
21🇸🇬 Singapore1 in 5280.19%3.2073,374
22🇹🇷 Turkey1 in 5650.18%3.32209,685
23🇵🇦 Panama1 in 5790.17%3.3652,414
24🇴🇲 Oman1 in 5810.17%3.3762,908
25🇹🇭 Thailand1 in 6460.15%3.5341,927
26🇮🇹 Italy1 in 6900.14%3.6252,428
27🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia1 in 7390.14%3.7183,849
28🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1 in 7990.13%3.811481
29🇵🇭 Philippines1 in 8350.12%3.8641,933
30🇪🇬 Egypt1 in 8550.12%3.892970
31🇸🇪 Sweden1 in 9610.10%4.0141,935
32🇵🇰 Pakistan1 in 1,0450.10%4.091485
33🇭🇺 Hungary1 in 1,0520.10%4.102964
34🇩🇪 Germany1 in 1,2030.08%4.2173,386
35🇧🇷 Brazil1 in 1,2440.08%4.24104,848
36🇫🇮 Finland1 in 1,2540.08%4.242968
37🇨🇱 Chile1 in 1,3080.08%4.2731,445
38🇬🇷 Greece1 in 1,5540.06%4.391484
39🇳🇿 New Zealand1 in 1,9440.05%4.511482
40🇨🇭 Switzerland1 in 1,9620.05%4.521486
41🇳🇴 Norway1 in 2,3560.04%4.601482
42🇹🇼 Taiwan1 in 2,3920.04%4.601482
43🇦🇹 Austria1 in 2,6930.04%4.651485
44🇻🇳 Vietnam1 in 2,7240.04%4.651485
45🇦🇺 Australia1 in 4,0180.02%4.761486
46🇮🇩 Indonesia1 in 4,0370.02%4.762970
47🇰🇷 South Korea1 in 5,5290.02%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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