Close to Ninety Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airfields
A review has identified that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the past year. The analysis identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – featuring 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
Unnamed women were listed among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement 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 British law enforcement, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “Should 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 Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of documents are anticipated to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
