Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
Analysis has identified that approximately 90 aircraft journeys linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some allegedly having onboard British women who claim they were exploited by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were part of thousands of court documents and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The investigation uncovered 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these UK flights took place following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not been approached by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not received any additional information that would support restarting the investigation.” They added, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of papers are expected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
