It is the worst airport in Europe: it loses 34,000 pieces of luggage per year

In one year, there were 34,000 requests from travelers regarding lost suitcases...

Endless queues, possible delays, connections to make, and even the fear of losing your luggage... Travel can be synonymous with a relaxing vacation, but also with real stress at the airport. A ranking published in the United Kingdom has rated airports. It is based on several factors such as Google review scores, the number of reviews mentioning a high level of stress, searches related to lost luggage, flight punctuality, and the number of passengers passing through each airport.

Several UK airports make the top 5, but London's largest airport, London Heathrow, takes the unenviable top spot. Let's not get excited too soon, as Paris's Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport is also in the top 5. The London airport gets a pretty good passenger satisfaction rating and boasts an average flight punctuality of 65.74%.

But if Heathrow surpasses all others, it is mainly because of a surprising and rather worrying statistic for travelers: the number of requests and complaints made by travelers who have not found their luggage upon arrival! In one year, more than 34,000 requests for "lost luggage" were made at Heathrow. That's more than 100 per day, all the same...

Despite a 65.74% on-time performance, the airport is facing an astronomical number of lost bags. In one year, no fewer than 34,700 searches were carried out for lost suitcases at Heathrow, or nearly 100 per day! While airport management declined to comment on the release of this ranking, it should be noted that 80 million passengers pass through Heathrow Airport each year.

One last piece of advice, if you have to transit through Heathrow, which applies to any airport, is to be extra vigilant. Carefully label your luggage, take photos of its contents, and keep any valuable or essential items in the cabin. This will give you the best chance of avoiding becoming one of the victims of Europe's most stressful airport!