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NZAir New ZealandagainstW6Wizz Air

Air New Zealand scores 6.7 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 ZealandWizz Air
Landing rating76.752 ratings70.064 ratings
Mean stars3.853.46
Smooth share54%39%
Rough share2%13%
Applause reported8%14%
Turbulence reported10%11%

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

Smooth 25 (39%) · Firm 31 (48%) · Rough 8 (13%)

By distance

DistanceAir New ZealandWizz Air
Short haul (under 1,500 km)75.126 ratingsprovisional71.734 ratings
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)77.724 ratingsprovisional69.828 ratingsprovisional
Long haul (over 4,000 km)n/a2 of 10 ratingsn/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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