Nearly Ninety Flights Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
A review has found that close to 90 aircraft journeys connected to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were victimized by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Movement
These aviation records were part of a trove of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The review found 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified “females” were documented among the travelers flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” said US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that victim has not been approached by UK authorities, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not received any additional information that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of files are anticipated to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
