At an intimate gathering to mark his retirement in the Glass Goose, Auckland, Herald recalled joining Stars Travel as an office junior and relatively quickly getting onto an SQ famil to Singapore – his first offshore trip. There was also a Continental (not the only now-departed airline he recalls) to Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
After leaving Stars, Herald worked for Japan Air Lines, then TWA and (briefly) Mt Cook before heading to London and picking up a job with Cathay Pacific.
‘When I got back I was offered a part-time role with the airline by Dave Figgins
– I was there for about 29 years.’
Herald’s career then moved on to Philippine Airlines and (after a Covid disruption) Malayasia Airlines.
He retires leaving what is now a different world. ‘There is certainly a new way of doing things.’
Herald says he now intends to ‘chill out with some hobbies and some overseas travel’.
Vanessa Traille, Auckland Airport; Paul Dymond, Wendy Wu Tours; Nico Escarilla, Malaysia Airlines
Jarrod Patterson, Flight Centre Corporate; Sara Macdougall-Unwin, Tandem Travel; Sidh Mahida, Helloworld
