Approximately 90 Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
A review has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were victimized by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Trail of Movement
These aviation records were among thousands of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The investigation found 87 flights tied to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed “females” were listed among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” remarked American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met indicated they had “not been provided with any additional information that would support reopening the investigation.” They commented, “If fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
