Close to 90 Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airports
A review has found that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from UK airfields, with some allegedly having onboard British women who allege they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were part of a trove of legal papers and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the previous twelve months. The analysis uncovered 87 flights linked to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed “females” were documented among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” stated American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Testimony 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. However, that survivor has not been approached by British law enforcement, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not been provided with any additional evidence that would support restarting the probe.” They noted, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the American government in concerning 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 anticipated to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could disclose case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
