Close to Ninety Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
An investigation has uncovered that approximately 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of legal papers and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The investigation identified 87 flights linked to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified women were documented among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met stated they had “not received any further evidence that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “Should new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to release every document held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of documents are anticipated to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge ruled last week that the department could disclose evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
