Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
An investigation has identified that nearly 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who allege they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among thousands of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The analysis identified 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified women were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” remarked American attorneys acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met said they had “not received any additional information that would support reopening the probe.” They commented, “If fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of files are projected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
