Approximately 90 Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airports
A review has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some allegedly having onboard British women who assert they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were among thousands of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the past year. The investigation found 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – featuring many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified women were listed among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has never been contacted by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be released.
Additionally, a US judge decided last week that the DOJ could publicly release evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
