Approximately Ninety Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
An investigation has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from British airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were among thousands of court documents and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the previous twelve months. The investigation identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified women were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has never been contacted by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met indicated they had “not been provided with any additional information that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are projected to be made public.
Additionally, a US judge ordered last week that the DOJ could make public investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
