Close to 90 Flights Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
Analysis has uncovered that close to 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – featuring many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed “females” were listed among the travelers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that individual has never been contacted by British law enforcement, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not received any new evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They added, “Should new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
