Close to Ninety Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
Analysis has found that close to 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left UK airfields, with some allegedly carrying British women who claim they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were part of a trove of legal papers and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The review found 87 flights connected to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed women were recorded among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys happened following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not received any contact by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not received any additional evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to disclose 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 projected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could publicly release investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
