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EIAer LingusagainstNZAir New Zealand

Air New Zealand scores 2.3 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

MeasureAer LingusAir New Zealand
Landing rating74.447 ratings76.752 ratings
Mean stars3.713.85
Smooth share40%54%
Rough share4%2%
Applause reported3%8%
Turbulence reported12%10%

Smooth 19 (40%) · Firm 26 (55%) · Rough 2 (4%)

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

By distance

DistanceAer LingusAir New Zealand
Short haul (under 1,500 km)74.830 ratings75.126 ratingsprovisional
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)No ratings77.724 ratingsprovisional
Long haul (over 4,000 km)74.217 ratingsprovisionaln/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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