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title: "Fiji Airways vs Originair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fiji Airways or Originair? 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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# Fiji Airways vs Originair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Fiji Airways or Originair? 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**: Fiji Airways and Originair
- **Competitive set**: Airlines flying New Zealand travellers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fiji Airways Share of Search**: 4%
- **Originair Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Which is more popular in search, Fiji Airways or Originair?

- In August 2026, Fiji Airways had more branded searches than Originair among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand. Fiji Airways was estimated to have 69K branded searches compared to Originair’s 5.6K, and held a 4% Share of Search versus Originair’s 0.33%.
- Fiji Airways was ahead of Originair in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fiji Airways’ estimated Share of Search among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 68.6K to 69K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Originair’s estimated Share of Search among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand moved from 0.63% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.4K to 5.6K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Originair in New Zealand fell 46.3% over 11 measured months, from 10.4K to 5.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fiji Airways estimated searches | Fiji Airways Share of Search | Fiji Airways rank | Originair estimated searches | Originair Share of Search | Originair rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 68.6K | 4.1% | 5 | 10.4K | 0.63% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 56.1K | 3.6% | 6 | 8.4K | 0.53% | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 55.6K | 4.1% | 5 | 6.9K | 0.51% | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 69K | 3.5% | 6 | 10.5K | 0.53% | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 56.3K | 3.3% | 6 | 12.4K | 0.74% | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 68.1K | 3.4% | 6 | 10.2K | 0.51% | 12 |
| Apr 2026 | 66.8K | 4.5% | 5 | 6.7K | 0.45% | 12 |
| May 2026 | 69.4K | 4.1% | 5 | 6.6K | 0.39% | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 69.3K | 4% | 5 | 6.7K | 0.39% | 12 |
| Jul 2026 | 70.5K | 4.1% | 5 | 6.7K | 0.39% | 12 |
| Aug 2026 | 69K | 4% | 5 | 5.6K | 0.33% | 12 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fiji Airways’ and Originair’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.

- **Fiji Airways**: Measured on the search terms “Fiji Airways”, “Fiji Airways booking”, “Fiji Airways flights”, “Fiji Airways New Zealand” and “Fiji Airways NZ”, summed into one figure.
- **Originair**: Measured on the search terms “Originair”, “Originair flights” and “Originair NZ”, summed into one figure.

- [Fiji Airways profile](/demand/nz/brands/fiji-airways)
- [Originair profile](/demand/nz/brands/originair)
- [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, Fiji Airways or Originair?

In August 2026, Fiji Airways had more branded searches than Originair among airlines flying new zealand travellers in New Zealand. Fiji Airways was estimated to have 69K branded searches compared to Originair’s 5.6K, and held a 4% Share of Search versus Originair’s 0.33%.

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