Irishman flies celebs on Safari in Botswana
FROM a small village outside of Blarney called Donoughmore, Diarmuid O’Regan is currently living in Maun, Botswana in Southern Africa.
Maun is a small town in the northern part of Botswana which is known as the gateway to the Okavango Delta. Tourists from all over the world fly into Maun International Airport and then fly onwards in single engine planes into the safari Lodges.
“I have been living here for almost seven years and am currently working for a charter company called Mack Air, which is one of the oldest charter company’s in Botswana,” said Diarmuid. “We operate a fleet of 17 Cessan Caravans and one Cessna Citation Jet.
“Before making the move to Botswana, I was flying in Canada on float planes. The work in Canada was similar to my work in Maun, which entails flying tourists out to remote fishing lodges. The only problem with Canada is the bush flying is only seasonal, and although I loved working there, I wanted year round flying.