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title: "Barrier Air vs Jetstar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Barrier Air or Jetstar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Airlines flying New Zealand travellers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Barrier Air vs Jetstar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Barrier Air or Jetstar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Airlines flying New Zealand travellers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Barrier Air and Jetstar
- **Competitive set**: Airlines flying New Zealand travellers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Barrier Air Share of Search**: 0.35%
- **Jetstar Share of Search**: 17.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Barrier Air or Jetstar?

- In August 2026, Jetstar had more branded searches than Barrier Air among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand. Jetstar was estimated to have 302K branded searches compared to Barrier Air’s 6K, and held a 17.6% Share of Search versus Barrier Air’s 0.35%.
- Jetstar was ahead of Barrier Air in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barrier Air’s estimated Share of Search among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand moved from 0.43% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.2K to 6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Jetstar’s estimated Share of Search among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand moved from 20.4% to 17.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 339K to 302K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand airlines flying new zealand travellers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Jetstar gained estimated Share of Search among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand, from 15.6% to 17.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Barrier Air in New Zealand fell 16.7% over 11 measured months, from 7.2K to 6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Barrier Air estimated searches | Barrier Air Share of Search | Barrier Air rank | Jetstar estimated searches | Jetstar Share of Search | Jetstar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.2K | 0.43% | 12 | 339K | 20.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 9K | 0.57% | 11 | 340K | 21.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 9K | 0.66% | 11 | 325K | 23.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 10.9K | 0.56% | 11 | 348K | 17.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 9K | 0.53% | 12 | 310K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.1K | 0.45% | 13 | 371K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.5K | 0.5% | 11 | 266K | 17.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 6.3K | 0.37% | 12 | 303K | 18% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.3K | 0.42% | 11 | 307K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 7K | 0.41% | 11 | 265K | 15.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 6K | 0.35% | 11 | 302K | 17.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Barrier Air’s and Jetstar’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Barrier Air**: Measured on the search terms “Barrier Air” and “Barrier Air flights”, summed into one figure.
- **Jetstar**: Measured on the search terms “Jetstar”, “Jetstar Airlines New Zealand”, “Jetstar Airways”, “Jetstar flights”, “Jetstar flights NZ”, “Jetstar New Zealand”, “Jetstar NZ”, “Jetstar NZ flights” and “Jetstar sale”, summed into one figure.

- [Barrier Air profile](/demand/nz/brands/barrier-air)
- [Jetstar profile](/demand/nz/brands/jetstar)
- [All airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-airlines): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Barrier Air or Jetstar?

In August 2026, Jetstar had more branded searches than Barrier Air among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand. Jetstar was estimated to have 302K branded searches compared to Barrier Air’s 6K, and held a 17.6% Share of Search versus Barrier Air’s 0.35%.

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