Approximately Ninety Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airports
An investigation has uncovered that nearly 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly having onboard British women who claim they were exploited by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of legal papers and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The investigation uncovered 87 flights linked to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified “females” were listed among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys happened following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” stated American attorneys representing numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not been approached by UK authorities, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not been provided with any new evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the department could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
