Approximately 90 Air Travels Associated to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that close to 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from UK airports, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Movement
The flight logs were part of thousands of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The analysis uncovered 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified “females” were recorded among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” remarked American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that individual has never been contacted by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not received any new evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They noted, “Should new and relevant information be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to release every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of files are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.