Close to 90 Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
Analysis has found that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airports, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of court documents and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The investigation found 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified women were documented among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has never been contacted by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any further information that would support reopening the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of files are expected to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could publicly release investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
