Nearly 90 Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airports
A review has uncovered that close to 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left UK airfields, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who claim they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Trail of Travel
The flight logs were part of thousands 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 – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were documented among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these UK flights occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not received any contact by British law enforcement, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not received any new evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They added, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
