Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium considered buying them out of bankruptcy, but later pulled out.

Eastdaq under the ticker symbol CBIR (CityBird holding SA) in November 1997.

They used the "point-to-point" approach to air travel rather than the "hub and spoke" connecting hub concept wherein all transatlantic flights (from Los Angeles, Newark, Oakland, Miami, Orlando or Mexico City) went to Brussels Airport (BRU) on an airport to airport basis.

In July 1999, CityBird began cargo activities using two A300-600 "full freighters."

According to the airline's timetable covers, the following destinations in the western hemisphere were served by CityBird from its hub in Brussels:[2] North America[3] South America CityBird also served over 50 destinations in Europe from its Brussels hub.