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CityBird was an airline founded in 1996 and based in Building 117D Melsbroek Airport in Zaventem. The airline filed for bankruptcy in October 2001. Thomas Cook considered buying them out of bankruptcy but later pulled out.They flew a fleet of 12 aircraft including Boeing 767-300ER Airbus A300-600 Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Over 50 European cities were served via Brussels. Citybird employed over 600 employees as of 2001 and was listed at NASDAQ Europe a.k.a.
