Nearly 90 Air Travels Connected to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airfields
A review has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard British women who allege they were victimized by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of legal papers and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the past year. The review identified 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed “females” were recorded among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the American government in concerning 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 released.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
