Close to 90 Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Came to or from UK Airfields
Analysis has found that nearly 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Movement
The flight logs were part of a trove of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the previous twelve months. The review uncovered 87 flights tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed female passengers were recorded among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his dealings in the country,” said American attorneys representing numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Evidence 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 victim has never been contacted by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any new information that would support reopening the probe.” They added, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of files are projected to be released.
Separately, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
