Close to 90 Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
An investigation has identified that approximately 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airfields, with some allegedly having onboard British women who allege they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern 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 past year. The analysis identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were recorded among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these UK flights took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not been approached by UK authorities, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police stated they had “not been provided with any new evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They added, “Should new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to release every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of papers are expected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
