Close to Ninety Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
Analysis has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airfields, with some allegedly carrying British women who claim they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The analysis found 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified female passengers were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not been approached by British law enforcement, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not been provided with any additional evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to release all files held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are anticipated to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
