Close to Ninety Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
An investigation has found that nearly 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some allegedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were among thousands of court documents and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the previous twelve months. The analysis uncovered 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified women were documented among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” said American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not been provided with any new evidence that would support reopening the investigation.” They commented, “If new and relevant evidence be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to release every document 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 comply. A vast number of papers are expected to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could make public case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
