Nearly Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
A review has identified that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from British airports, with some allegedly carrying British women who claim they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among thousands of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The review identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified female passengers were documented among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that individual has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police stated they had “not received any new evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They commented, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, including any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be released.
Additionally, a US judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
