Nearly Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
A review has identified that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some allegedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the previous twelve months. The analysis uncovered 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” stated US lawyers representing numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that individual has never been contacted by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police stated they had “not received any new information that would support restarting the probe.” 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 evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of papers are anticipated to be made public.
Separately, a US judge ordered last week that the department could disclose investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
