Nearly 90 Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Came to or from British Airfields
Analysis has found that nearly 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left UK airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The investigation found 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified “females” were listed among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” said US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has never been contacted by British law enforcement, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any further information that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of papers are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could make public evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
