Approximately 90 Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Came to or from UK Airfields
An investigation has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly carrying British women who claim they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of court documents and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The review identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – featuring 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 female passengers were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights occurred following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” said US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Evidence 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. But, that survivor has not received any contact by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the the Met said they had “not received any new information that would support reopening the probe.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public 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. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be released.
Separately, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
