Nearly Ninety Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
A review has uncovered that nearly 90 aircraft journeys connected to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airfields, with some allegedly carrying British women who claim they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among thousands of legal papers and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The review found 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed “females” were documented among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” said American attorneys acting for numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not been provided with any additional information that would support restarting the probe.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be released.
Additionally, a US judge decided last week that the DOJ could publicly release evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
