Nearly Ninety Flights Associated to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airports
A review has uncovered that close to 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from UK airfields, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of court documents and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the past year. The analysis found 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed female passengers were recorded among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met said they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the inquiry.” They commented, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
