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NZAir New ZealandagainstSKSAS

Air New Zealand scores 1.0 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

MeasureAir New ZealandSAS
Landing rating76.752 ratings75.748 ratings
Mean stars3.853.79
Smooth share54%54%
Rough share2%0%
Applause reported8%4%
Turbulence reported10%4%

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

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

By distance

DistanceAir New ZealandSAS
Short haul (under 1,500 km)75.126 ratingsprovisional75.435 ratings
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)77.724 ratingsprovisionalNo ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)n/a2 of 10 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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