Close to Ninety Flights Associated to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airports
Analysis has identified that nearly 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left UK airports, with some allegedly carrying British women who allege they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern 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 previous twelve months. The investigation uncovered 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified women were documented among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” said American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict 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, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of files are anticipated to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.