Phuket-bound Dutchman dies aboard flight from Qatar

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Phuket-bound Dutchman dies aboard flight from Qatar

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Dutch national Jean Gustave Gruter, 88, was pronounced dead on arrival at Thalang Hospital after his flight landed at Phuket international Airport early this morning (Feb 1). Photo: Mark Knowles

 

PHUKET: -- A Dutchman has died while on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Phuket this morning (Feb 1).

 

Capt Kraisorn Boonprasop of Thalang Police was informed by Thalang Hospital at 8:10am.

 

Police named the man as Dutch national Jean Gustave Gruter, 88.

 

Staff from Phuket International Airport informed Capt Kraisorn that Mr Gruter was with his relatives and friends on Qatar Airways flight QR842 which departed Doha at 8pm yesterday (Jan 31) and landed in Phuket at 6.20am today.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-bound-dutchman-dies-aboard-flight-from-qatar-60865.php

 

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[Thaiwrath]

Poor fella, but 88 ain't a bad innings.

R.I.P.

[KhunBENQ]

Sad.

Likely his relatives wanted to do him a favor.

I sometimes asked my father about accompanying us to a Thailand trip.

He always declined until he died in 2009 (age 87).

[NCC1701A]

RIP Dutch man.

 

I was going to transport my 88 year old mother to Thailand so she would stop spending all her money on nurses at her home in the USA. But she was too smart for that.

 

 

Edited February 1, 2017 by NCC1701A

[louse1953]

Gives "dying to get there"a whole new meaning.

[FitnessHealthTravel]

Thought he'd have one last go at the bucket list.

[Ulic]

Off for one final poke in the whiskers. RIP dude. It appears you had a great run.

[oldsailor35]

1 hour ago, Ulic said:

Off for one final poke in the whiskers. RIP dude. It appears you had a great run.

Whats this "poke in the whiskers" thing, i am now in my 80's and would'nt mind trying it myself.

[peterb17]

13 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

RIP Dutch man.

 

I was going to transport my 88 year old mother to Thailand so she would stop spending all her money on nurses at her home in the USA. But she was too smart for that.

 

 

Not sure I understand her logic- you can rent a very decent house - and have a team of carers for probably less than than my dear Dad was paying a week - £1400 - ( sorry you will have to convert to $) for his care home in the UK .

 

Hopefully will be a while before I need a care home- but no way would I go back home to the vultures ( in their Porsches) who run these care home businesses .

[mikecha]

when your day comes thats it no more no less R.I.P Hollander