Close to 90 Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
An investigation has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from British airports, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Movement
These aviation records were part of a trove of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the last year. The investigation uncovered 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified women were recorded among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” said US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any new information that would support reopening the probe.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of papers are projected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
