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Analysis has uncovered that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from UK airfields, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were abused by the convicted sex offender.

Aviation Records Show Pattern of Travel

The flight logs were among a trove of legal papers and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.

Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights

Unnamed female passengers were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a child.

“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.

UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings

Evidence 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 been approached by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.

In a response, the the Met said they had “not received any new evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will assess 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 US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of documents are expected to be released.

Separately, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could publicly release investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.