Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
A review has found that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who allege they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
The flight logs were part of thousands of legal papers and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the last year. The review found 87 flights linked to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were recorded among the travelers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights happened following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has never been contacted by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police stated they had “not been provided with any further information that would support reopening the probe.” They commented, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
