Close to Ninety Air Travels Connected to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
A review has identified that close to 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were among thousands of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the past year. The review uncovered 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed “females” were documented among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” said US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that individual has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police stated they had “not received any new information that would support restarting the probe.” They commented, “Should new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, including any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of documents are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could disclose investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
