Nearly Ninety Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the past year. The investigation found 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – featuring many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these UK flights took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” said American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that victim has never been contacted by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met indicated they had “not received any further information that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to disclose all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of files are anticipated to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could make public evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
