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JLJapan AirlinesagainstSKSAS

Japan Airlines scores 6.8 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

MeasureJapan AirlinesSAS
Landing rating82.562 ratings75.748 ratings
Mean stars4.193.79
Smooth share74%54%
Rough share5%0%
Applause reported11%4%
Turbulence reported36%4%

Smooth 46 (74%) · Firm 13 (21%) · Rough 3 (5%)

Smooth 26 (54%) · Firm 22 (46%) · Rough 0 (0%)

By distance

DistanceJapan AirlinesSAS
Short haul (under 1,500 km)82.210 ratingsprovisional75.435 ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)81.552 ratings76.213 ratingsprovisional

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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