Close to Ninety Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airports
A review has found that close to 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The investigation uncovered 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed “females” were recorded among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his dealings in the country,” said American attorneys representing numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not received any contact by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the the Met indicated they had “not received any additional evidence that would support restarting the probe.” They commented, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of documents are anticipated to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could publicly release evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
