What they're not mentioning here is, Epstein's island hadn't been either bought or renovated yet. There was no island to go to at the time of his flights.
Records have shown that Trump took at least eight flights on Epstein's private jet between 1993 and 1997, but they were between New York and Florida.
Edit: Epstein bought it in 1998 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Saint_James%2C_U.S._Virgin_Islands