IME, entering gender/date of birth (and passport number) is standard for air (and rail) travel between the US and Canada—for the border agencies. Any Alaska plane from YVR is going to the US (only Canadian airlines are allowed to operate domestic Canadian flights, as only US airlines are allowed to operate domestic US flights), so that could be why you were asked.
Tim: if your funder allows codeshare flights, Air Canada codeshares with United.
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Date: 2009-08-20 03:03 am (UTC)Tim: if your funder allows codeshare flights, Air Canada codeshares with United.