Close to 90 Air Travels Associated to Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airports
A review has found that close to 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airfields, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who allege they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were among a trove of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the past year. The investigation identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified female passengers were listed among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his dealings in the country,” stated American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that victim has not received any contact by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be made public.
Additionally, a US judge ordered last week that the department could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
