Close to Ninety Flights Linked to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that nearly 90 aircraft journeys associated to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the past year. The investigation identified 87 flights linked to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed “females” were recorded among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not received any additional information that would support restarting the probe.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of documents are projected to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
