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BABritish AirwaysagainstNZAir New Zealand

Air New Zealand scores 3.4 points higher on the Touchdown Quality Index. Ratings are passenger reports and the two carriers fly different routes and aircraft, so the gap describes the ratings, not the pilots.

Overall

MeasureBritish AirwaysAir New Zealand
Landing rating73.378 ratings76.752 ratings
Mean stars3.653.85
Smooth share47%54%
Rough share5%2%
Applause reported14%8%
Turbulence reported16%10%

Smooth 37 (47%) · Firm 37 (47%) · Rough 4 (5%)

Smooth 28 (54%) · Firm 23 (44%) · Rough 1 (2%)

By distance

DistanceBritish AirwaysAir New Zealand
Short haul (under 1,500 km)72.318 ratingsprovisional75.126 ratingsprovisional
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)No ratings77.724 ratingsprovisional
Long haul (over 4,000 km)74.060 ratingsn/a2 of 10 ratings

Comparing within a distance band removes most of the mix difference between a short-haul and a long-haul network.

Routes both fly

No route has a rating for both carriers yet.

Route means from a few ratings move a lot. Read them with the rating counts beside them.

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