Approximately Ninety Flights Linked to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airports
A review has found that close to 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly having onboard British women who assert they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The investigation found 87 flights linked to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed “females” were recorded among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Testimony from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not received any contact by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not been provided with any additional evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of papers are anticipated to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
