Nearly 90 Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
A review has found that close to 90 aircraft journeys associated to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airports, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were exploited by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The investigation identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified women were documented among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not been approached by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not received any additional information that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “If new and relevant evidence be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release every document held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.