Nearly Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Came to or from British Airports
A review has identified that nearly 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly touched down at and left British airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Movement
The flight logs were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the past year. The investigation identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified women were recorded among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement 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. However, that survivor has never been contacted by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to make public every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
