Nearly 90 Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Came to or from UK Airports
Analysis has found that approximately 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airfields, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Pattern of Travel
The flight logs were part of thousands of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The investigation found 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed women were documented among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights happened after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” stated US lawyers representing numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has never been contacted by police in the UK, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the the Met said they had “not been provided with any new evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of documents are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a US judge ruled last week that the department could publicly release investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
