All UA international Asis/Pac flights packed??

Is this a normal thing all the time, or is it just for this time mof the year? I know that Chinese New Year is approaching, not sure if all this traffic I see is related to that or not. Are the other airlines that fly trans-Pac/Asia that way too? I'm honestly afraid to attempt a Pac flight because I can't buy zed's yet (6 month employment requirement bahh!) as a backup.

I'm sure hoping this changes, else my dream of hopping all over Asia from SFO is going to be SEVERELY curtailed. :(

No bites? C'mon peeps, someone's gotta know....

Loads are nuts for Chinese NY. Started earlier this week and the only good thing I can say is the 10th should be the best day to fly (their 10th is NY Day) But I don't know about everywhere. DL is full and lists are LONG+HK's all over the place. I've been helping a couple get back from BKK. SFO and LAX are the heaviest for NRT. DTW is next--best is JFK followed by PDX and SEA (ltd sched)

Try ZED via SAN..