Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
A review has found that nearly 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Trail of Movement
These aviation records were part of thousands of court documents and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The review found 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified female passengers were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights happened following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” remarked American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has never been contacted by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met indicated they had “not been provided with any additional information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
