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SKSASagainstWNSouthwest Airlines

SAS scores 3.9 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

MeasureSASSouthwest Airlines
Landing rating75.748 ratings71.8181 ratings
Mean stars3.793.58
Smooth share54%45%
Rough share0%8%
Applause reported4%10%
Turbulence reported4%16%

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

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

By distance

DistanceSASSouthwest Airlines
Short haul (under 1,500 km)75.435 ratings71.8181 ratings
Long haul (over 4,000 km)76.213 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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