Close to 90 Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airfields
A review has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left UK airfields, with some reportedly carrying British women who assert they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among thousands of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The review found 87 flights linked to Epstein – featuring many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed women were documented among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his dealings in the country,” said US lawyers representing numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors 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 Metropolitan police stated they had “not been provided with any new information that would support restarting the investigation.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be released.
Separately, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
