Approximately 90 Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
A review has found that close to 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some reportedly carrying British women who allege they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Movement
The flight logs were part of thousands of legal papers and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the past year. The review found 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed female passengers were documented among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“It was ‘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.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that individual has not been approached by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the investigation.” They commented, “If fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
