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Victor Hasson (1957 – January 10, 2005), also known as Vico was a Belgian (born in Burundi) businessman who started multiple companies.

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Victor Hasson
Born	1957 Burundi
Died	(2005-01-06)January 6, 2005 (aged 47 or 48)
Occupation	CEO of EBA, Citybird and Birdy.

Career

Victor Hasson, also known as "Vico", graduated from the Université libre de Bruxelles with a degree in medicine. After graduating, Victor quickly realized that Medicine was not for him and decided to join his family's business.[1]

CityHotel

Created by his uncles and managed by Victor and his brother Albert, the Hasson's most successful business was the City Hotel group. The company was later sold to the KBC Group.

European Belgian Airline (EBA)

Hasson started the European Belgian Airline, a low-cost company built off of the old market share from Trans European Airways. It was later resold to Virgin Group (with chairman Richard Branson) who created Virgin Express.

City Bird

In 1996, he created the low cost airline Citybird, which company filed for bankruptcy in 2001.

Birdy

After Citybird, he started the Birdy company, reselling it to SN Brussels Airlines in 2004.

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