WestJet bars passengers from boarding for improper virus test as Canadian rules start FILE PHOTO: WestJet airline signage is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond (Reuters) -WestJet Airlines said on Thursday it had denied 10 passengers from boarding a flight for lacking the proper test for the novel coronavirus, just after a Canadian government requirement that passengers show proof of a negative result before boarding took effect. Faced with a mounting second wave of infections, the government said last week that passengers would need to test negative for the coronavirus before boarding a plane bound for Canada, starting on Jan. 7.