Close to 90 Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airports
An investigation has found that approximately 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly touched down at and left British airfields, with some reportedly carrying British women who assert they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were among a trove of court documents and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the past year. The analysis identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified “females” were listed among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these UK flights took place following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
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 victim has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the the Met stated they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the probe.” They added, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public all files held by the American government in relation to 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 documents are projected to be made public.
Additionally, a US judge ruled last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
