Nearly Ninety Air Travels Associated to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
A review has uncovered that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airfields, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The review found 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified “females” were documented among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights took place following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met stated they had “not received any additional information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They added, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to make public every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of files are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a US judge ordered last week that the DOJ could make public evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
