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NZAir New ZealandagainstWNSouthwest Airlines

Air New Zealand scores 4.9 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 ZealandSouthwest Airlines
Landing rating76.752 ratings71.8181 ratings
Mean stars3.853.58
Smooth share54%45%
Rough share2%8%
Applause reported8%10%
Turbulence reported10%16%

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

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

By distance

DistanceAir New ZealandSouthwest Airlines
Short haul (under 1,500 km)75.126 ratingsprovisional71.8181 ratings
Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km)77.724 ratingsprovisionalNo ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)n/a2 of 10 ratingsNo 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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