Close to Ninety Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
Analysis has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly carrying British women who allege they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of legal papers and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The investigation uncovered 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified “females” were listed among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a child.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his dealings in the country,” said US lawyers representing numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that victim has not received any contact by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any additional information that would support reopening the probe.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent 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
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are anticipated to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge ordered last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
