Close to Ninety Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys linked to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from UK airfields, with some allegedly transporting British women who claim they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of legal papers and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the past year. The analysis uncovered 87 flights linked to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified “females” were recorded among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” said US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any new information that would support restarting the probe.” They commented, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by 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 made public.
Additionally, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
