The WestJet Group has announced a significant expansion to its COVID-19 testing program through the introduction of easy-to-use self-testing options that provide convenient and quick results for guests travelling to most WestJet and Swoop destinations and to meet pre-entry PCR requirement before returning to Canada.

The approved self-administered test kits, which are available to purchase through leading digital health technology platform AZOVA, are designed to give travellers the confidence to book their holiday travel knowing all their COVID testing requirements can be fulfilled through an easy-to-use web site.

Air Canada recently introduced similar services through Switch Health.

WestJet guests will be able to use AZOVA’s app-based program to access a wide network of approved testing locations across Canada and the majority of WestJet transborder and international destinations.

Additionally, AZOVA offers rapid molecular self-administered testing options with video proctoring services that allow for testing and validation certificates. Guests can take these tests at home, or in any destination to meet the Canada’s pre-entry PCR test requirements.

And AZOVA’s COVID-19 testing services meet entry requirements for each airline destination and enable travellers to take self-administered or in-person tests prior to departure.

“As many of our guests look to book holiday travel outside Canada for the first time in almost two years, it’s critical that we provide our guests with the peace of mind knowing that all the COVID testing requirements they will face throughout their journey can be conveniently booked, conducted and stored in the AZOVA app,” says WestJet Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tammy McKnight.

“We’ve heard from our guests that pre-departure testing, and entry requirements, are confusing, complex and inconsistent. We are confident that AZOVA’s easy-to-use self-testing options and network of testing locations will give guests the confidence they need to plan their next flight or vacation.”

AZOVA CEO Cheryl Lee Eberting says the company provides a seamless end-to-end solution to enable guests to quickly identify what test is needed for any destination and to quickly purchase or schedule the tests that are needed anywhere in the world through a single application.

Once travellers receive their test results, they enter an AZOVA Credential ID into the AZOVA WestJet and Swoop site and receive a travel clearance on the AZOVA app.

“You can simply show your travel clearance at the gate with no paperwork and no confusing forms required,” Eberting says.

In addition to availability in Canada, AZOVA also offers the Lucira Check-It COVID-19 test kit to be purchased and delivered to destinations in the United States.

When booking flights for travel outside Canada, guests can visit AZOVA’s website and select their destination to understand what testing is required and can either book an in person test through AZOVA’s comprehensive lab network or order the self-administered testing kits, where applicable.

Self-administered tests can be purchased at https://www.azova.com/westjetswoop/at-home/.