Close to 90 Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
A review has uncovered that close to 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airfields, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were victimized by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the travelers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
Testimony from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not been provided with any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be released.
Separately, a US judge ruled last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
