Approximately 90 Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
An investigation has found that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airfields, with some allegedly carrying British women who assert they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Movement
The flight logs were part of a trove of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the previous twelve months. The review found 87 flights linked to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified female passengers were recorded among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys took place following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a child.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are projected to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
