Close to 90 Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
Analysis has uncovered that approximately 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were exploited by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The analysis found 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed female passengers were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” said US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They noted, “Should new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to release every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be released.
In a related development, a US judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
