Approximately 90 Air Travels Linked to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
A review has identified that nearly 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airfields, with some allegedly transporting British women who assert they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The analysis uncovered 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed women were listed among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” said American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that individual has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support restarting the investigation.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
