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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 234.38%โ–ฒ 10.2515976,760
2๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Iberia 1 in 991.01%โ–ฒ 20.252612,601
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines 1 in 1100.91%โ–ฒ 30.252311,131
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air India 1 in 1130.89%โ–ฒ 40.254019,363
5๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiGo 1 in 1280.78%โ–ฒ 50.254823,077
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British Airways 1 in 1580.63%โ–ฒ 61.005426,005
7๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Serbia 1 in 1900.53%โ–ฒ 71.6752,420
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 91.7994,364
10๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Airways 1 in 2550.39%โ–ฒ 102.5152,411
11๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American Airlines 1 in 2570.39%โ–ฒ 112.5411756,777
12๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Air Canada 1 in 2690.37%โ–ฒ 122.652210,614
13๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Air Maroc 1 in 2900.34%โ–ฒ 132.8262,914
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Air Europa 1 in 2910.34%โ–ฒ 142.8252,429
15๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Swiss 1 in 3270.31%โ–ฒ 153.0662,913
16๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง easyJet 1 in 3530.28%โ–ฒ 163.212110,132
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Icelandair 1 in 3700.27%โ–ฒ 173.2931,453
18๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jet2 1 in 3860.26%โ–ฒ 183.3673,379
19๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Aegean Airlines 1 in 3880.26%โ–ฒ 193.3741,939
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Southwest Airlines 1 in 3900.26%โ–ฒ 203.375727,484
21๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Cebu Pacific 1 in 3910.26%โ–ฒ 213.3841,925
22๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Pegasus Airlines 1 in 3990.25%โ–ฒ 223.4162,891
23๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Airlines 1 in 4030.25%โ–ฒ 233.4331,449
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptAir 1 in 4290.23%โ–ฒ 243.5241,933
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United Airlines 1 in 4370.23%โ–ฒ 253.555426,194
26๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopian Airlines 1 in 4400.23%โ–ฒ 263.5652,411
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Delta Air Lines 1 in 4590.22%โ–ฒ 273.625928,448
28๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore Airlines 1 in 4600.22%โ–ฒ 283.6283,877
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Aerolineas Argentinas 1 in 4610.22%โ–ฒ 293.6341,931
30๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar Airways 1 in 4640.22%โ–ฒ 303.64157,281
31๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SAS Scandinavia 1 in 4780.21%โ–ฒ 313.6883,886
32๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ SpiceJet 1 in 4850.21%โ–ฒ 323.6941,934
33๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lufthansa 1 in 4950.20%โ–ฒ 333.72178,224
34๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Etihad Airways 1 in 5020.20%โ–ฒ 343.7473,394
35๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virgin Atlantic 1 in 5090.20%โ–ฒ 353.7631,448
36๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ KLM 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 363.8073,394
37๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ JetBlue 1 in 5300.19%โ–ฒ 373.81157,246
38๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxair 1 in 5410.18%โ–ฒ 383.831483
39๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Air France 1 in 5530.18%โ–ฒ 393.86136,275
40๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spirit Airlines 1 in 5540.18%โ–ฒ 403.8673,383
41๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Airlines 1 in 5780.17%โ–ฒ 413.90188,740
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alaska Airlines 1 in 5990.17%โ–ฒ 423.94178,214
43๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Avianca 1 in 6130.16%โ–ฒ 433.9794,334
44๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African 1 in 6750.15%โ–ฒ 444.0631,456
45๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ITA Airways 1 in 6890.15%โ–ฒ 454.0852,429
46๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SriLankan Airlines 1 in 6980.14%โ–ฒ 464.091484
47๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Aeromexico 1 in 7540.13%โ–ฒ 474.1631,446
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 8570.12%โ–ฒ 504.2631,453
51๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Emirates 1 in 8630.12%โ–ฒ 514.2794,344
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 9620.10%โ–ฒ 544.3431,453
55๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Batik Air Malaysia 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 554.401481
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hawaiian Airlines 1 in 1,0540.09%โ–ฒ 564.402962
57๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Airlines 1 in 1,0620.09%โ–ฒ 574.402969
58๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Air Arabia 1 in 1,0780.09%โ–ฒ 584.412969
59๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ryanair 1 in 1,0960.09%โ–ฒ 594.42125,791
60๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Batik Air 1 in 1,1150.09%โ–ฒ 604.432965
61๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eurowings 1 in 1,1540.09%โ–ฒ 614.4531,451
62๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norwegian 1 in 1,1790.08%โ–ฒ 624.462964
63๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnair 1 in 1,2520.08%โ–ฒ 634.492969
64๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia Airlines 1 in 1,3260.08%โ–ฒ 644.522962
65๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Qantas 1 in 1,3410.07%โ–ฒ 654.5331,456
66๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cathay Pacific 1 in 1,3560.07%โ–ฒ 664.5331,450
67๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Transavia 1 in 1,4110.07%โ–ฒ 674.552969
68๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Garuda Indonesia 1 in 1,5100.07%โ–ฒ 684.5831,455
69๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ LATAM Chile 1 in 1,9540.05%โ–ฒ 694.682967
70๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudia 1 in 1,9550.05%โ–ฒ 704.6831,454
71๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Wizz Air 1 in 2,0980.05%โ–ฒ 714.701483
72๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jetstar 1 in 2,6750.04%โ–ฒ 724.761482
73๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Air Asia 1 in 2,6910.04%โ–ฒ 734.762965
74๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allegiant Air 1 in 3,0420.03%โ–ฒ 744.791485
75๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Virgin Australia 1 in 3,1980.03%โ–ฒ 754.801485
76๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท GOL Airlines 1 in 3,7570.03%โ–ฒ 764.831483
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Azul 1 in 6,2130.02%โ–ฒ 774.901482
78๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Air China 1 in 12,4390.01%โ–ฒ 784.951484
+= Median 1 in 5540.18%


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‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frontier Airlines


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 10.251569,233
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sky Harbor Phoenix, AZ 1 in 791.26%โ–ฒ 20.251046,169
3๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Heathrow London 1 in 831.20%โ–ฒ 30.251778,465
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Shivaji Mumbai 1 in 851.17%โ–ฒ 40.251046,163
5๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ KLIA Kuala Lumpur 1 in 1320.76%โ–ฒ 50.25836,939
6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Gatwick London 1 in 1370.73%โ–ฒ 60.39627,703
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Gandhi Delhi 1 in 1440.70%โ–ฒ 70.59836,923
8๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stansted London 1 in 1460.68%โ–ฒ 80.6829,234
9๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Hamad Doha 1 in 1690.59%โ–ฒ 91.25418,467
10๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Charles de Gaulle Paris 1 in 1800.56%โ–ฒ 101.47732,316
11๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels Brussels 1 in 1990.50%โ–ฒ 111.8229,233
12๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ O'Hare Chicago 1 in 2410.42%โ–ฒ 122.37627,697
13๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liberty Newark, NJ 1 in 2620.38%โ–ฒ 132.58313,849
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Frankfurt Frankfurt 1 in 2920.34%โ–ฒ 142.83418,469
15๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Budapest Budapest 1 in 2930.34%โ–ฒ 152.8414,616
16๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul Istanbul 1 in 3850.26%โ–ฒ 163.36313,850
17๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Orlando Orlando, FL 1 in 4030.25%โ–ฒ 173.4329,231
18๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Schiphol Amsterdam 1 in 4130.24%โ–ฒ 183.47313,851
19๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Pearson Toronto 1 in 4260.23%โ–ฒ 193.5129,233
20๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Luton London 1 in 4880.20%โ–ฒ 203.7014,616
21๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SFO San Francisco 1 in 5050.20%โ–ฒ 213.7529,232
22๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LAX Los Angeles 1 in 5100.20%โ–ฒ 223.76313,849
23๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Zurich Zurich 1 in 5230.19%โ–ฒ 233.7914,616
24๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John F. Kennedy New York City 1 in 5370.19%โ–ฒ 243.8229,233
25๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas 1 in 6070.16%โ–ฒ 253.9629,234
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George Bush Houston, TX 1 in 7360.14%โ–ฒ 264.1414,616
27๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fiumicino Rome 1 in 7410.13%โ–ฒ 274.1514,617
28๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Charlotte Douglas Charlotte, NC 1 in 8300.12%โ–ฒ 284.2414,617
29๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sea-Tac Seattle 1 in 8490.12%โ–ฒ 294.2514,617
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 314.3329,235
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 344.5214,615
35๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai Dubai 1 in 1,5960.06%โ–ฒ 354.6014,617
+= Median 1 in 4130.24%


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 3490.29%2.28199,193
2North America1 in 4480.22%2.88394190,564
3Europe1 in 4780.21%3.01402194,243
4Middle East1 in 8120.12%3.834521,799
5Latin America1 in 8590.12%3.892914,007
6Asia1 in 9520.11%4.0013062,748
7Oceania1 in 2,6750.04%4.6452,423


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 991.01%0.2519091,791
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India1 in 1280.78%0.259244,374
3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia1 in 1900.53%0.2552,420
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 2900.34%1.7262,914
7๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland1 in 3270.31%2.0962,913
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland1 in 3340.30%2.162110,155
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom1 in 3690.27%2.438540,964
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland1 in 3700.27%2.4331,453
11๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece1 in 3880.26%2.5541,939
12๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1 in 4030.25%2.6431,449
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt1 in 4290.23%2.7941,933
14๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia1 in 4400.23%2.8452,411
15๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore1 in 4600.22%2.9383,877
16๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1 in 4610.22%2.9441,931
17๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar1 in 4640.22%2.95157,281
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1 in 4720.21%2.992411,631
19๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1 in 4780.21%3.0183,886
20๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States1 in 4920.20%3.07352170,323
21๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg1 in 5410.18%3.241483
22๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France1 in 5530.18%3.28136,275
23๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines1 in 5720.17%3.3462,895
24๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia1 in 6130.16%3.4594,334
25๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa1 in 6750.15%3.5931,456
26๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy1 in 6890.15%3.6252,429
27๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany1 in 6930.14%3.63209,675
28๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka1 in 6980.14%3.641484
29๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico1 in 7540.13%3.7431,446
30๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan1 in 7660.13%3.761481
31๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands1 in 7700.13%3.7794,363
32๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand1 in 8570.12%3.8931,453
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates1 in 8630.12%3.90188,707
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 9620.10%4.0131,453
37๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway1 in 1,1790.08%4.192964
38๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland1 in 1,2520.08%4.242969
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia1 in 1,2820.08%4.2652,420
40๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia1 in 1,3260.08%4.2852,408
41๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong1 in 1,3560.07%4.3031,450
42๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile1 in 1,9540.05%4.512967
43๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia1 in 1,9550.05%4.5131,454
44๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1 in 2,0980.05%4.551483
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia1 in 2,6750.04%4.6452,423
46๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1 in 3,7570.03%4.7583,876
47๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China1 in 12,4390.01%4.921484

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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