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EIAer LingusagainstWNSouthwest Airlines

Aer Lingus scores 2.6 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 LingusSouthwest Airlines
Landing rating74.447 ratings71.8181 ratings
Mean stars3.713.58
Smooth share40%45%
Rough share4%8%
Applause reported3%10%
Turbulence reported12%16%

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

Smooth 82 (45%) · Firm 85 (47%) · Rough 14 (8%)

By distance

DistanceAer LingusSouthwest Airlines
Short haul (under 1,500 km)74.830 ratings71.8181 ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)74.217 ratingsprovisionalNo 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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