The Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 crash site | Donald Trump | Source: Getty Images
President Trump Reacts to Air India Plane Crash, Offers Aid
The President of the United States (POTUS) shared his remarks during a press conference at the White House shortly after news of the tragic incident broke.
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President Donald Trump has offered aid to Indian authorities as a devastating plane crash that has claimed over 300 lives grips the nation.
A view of the site where a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India's western state of Gujarat on June 12, 2025. | Source: Getty Images
Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 was scheduled to depart from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and was bound for London. The Air India flight took off at approximately 1:38 p.m. local time, with 242 passengers on board.
A view of the site where a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India's western state of Gujarat on June 12, 2025. | Source: Getty Images
Five minutes later, it crashed in a residential area in Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad, taking the lives of 241 passengers. One miraculously survived. The crash marks India’s deadliest aviation disaster since 1996.
A view of the site where a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India's western state of Gujarat on June 12, 2025. | Source: Getty Images
"The plane crash was terrible," President Trump said. "I've already told them, 'Anything we can do'—It's a big country, a strong country. They'll handle it, I'm sure. But I let them know that anything we can do will be over there immediately. But it was a horrific crash."
U.S. and U.K. experts are expected to join Indian investigators to determine what caused the accident.
Trump added that "nobody knows" what might have happened but offered "a couple of pointers" regarding potential areas of investigation.
