Approximately Ninety Air Travels Connected to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airports
An investigation has identified that close to 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airfields, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the past year. The investigation uncovered 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed women were recorded among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not received any contact by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
