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BABritish AirwaysagainstSQSingapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines scores 9.0 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 AirwaysSingapore Airlines
Landing rating73.378 ratings82.349 ratings
Mean stars3.654.18
Smooth share47%69%
Rough share5%2%
Applause reported14%13%
Turbulence reported16%41%

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

Smooth 34 (69%) · Firm 14 (29%) · Rough 1 (2%)

By distance

DistanceBritish AirwaysSingapore Airlines
Short haul (under 1,500 km)72.318 ratingsprovisionalNo ratings
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)No ratingsn/a5 of 10 ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)74.060 ratings81.744 ratings

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

Routes both fly

RouteBritish Airways mean starsSingapore Airlines mean stars
LHR-SIN London to Singapore4.3 Smooth 2 ratings4.1 Smooth 7 ratings
SYD-SIN Sydney to Singapore3.5 Firm 2 ratings4.4 Smooth 6 ratings
SIN-LHR Singapore to London2.5 Firm 1 rating4.0 Smooth 5 ratings
SIN-SYD Singapore to Sydney3.5 Firm 1 rating4.0 Smooth 3 ratings

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

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