TORONTO — Thomas Cook Canada Inc. and Jazz Air LP (Jazz), have signed a flight services agreement for Jazz to operate flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America on behalf of Thomas Cook’s tour operator Sunquest Vacations.

The agreement is conditional on Jazz obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals.

The agreement is effective Nov. 1, 2010, 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 is a major Canadian airline, currently flying to more than 80 destinations in North America – more than any other carrier in the country. It has a commercial agreement to operate flights on behalf of Air Canada across Canada and into the U.S. Jazz has more than 4,900 employees serving more than 8.8 million passengers, and had revenues of $1.4 billion in 2009.

According to Michael Friisdahl, CEO, Thomas Cook North America, “Jazz has the highest on-time performance among Canadian carriers. Thomas Cook is the world’s leading travel brand and we are very pleased that Jazz will be operating aircraft that will soon carry the Thomas Cook name.”