Thomas Cook Canada Inc. and Jazz Air signed a flight services agreement for Jazz to operate flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America on behalf of Sunquest Vacations.

The agreement is conditional on Jazz obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals. The agreement is effective Nov. 1 to serve the winter vacation season of 2010-2011 and may extend for up to five years.

Jazz will operate a fleet of up to 11 B757 jets from gateways across Canada and will be branded as Thomas Cook Airlines from January 2011.

Jazz currently flies to more than 80 destinations in North America and has a commercial agreement to operate flights on behalf of Air Canada across Canada and into the United States.

Jazz has more than 4,900 employees serving more than 8.8 million passengers, and had revenues of $1.4 billion in 2009.

“We’re extremely proud to be partnering with Jazz to offer our passengers high-quality in-flight services as part of the full Sunquest vacation experience,” said Michael Friisdahl, CEO, Thomas Cook North America, a division of Thomas Cook Group plc.

“Jazz is recognized and respected across Canada and has the highest on-time performance among Canadian carriers. They share our values emphasizing safety, service, integrity and environmental responsibility.”