further criticism surfaced on top of the severe downturns in the aviation sector as india drew its giant airbus a380s off the dubai to new york route . the airline blamed the weakening national economy for the stop , an awful u - turn only eight seasons after its a380 services were initiated with the new england route . emirates ' failure to make new paris work with the a380 has raised suspicion about the massive percentage of the dual - decker aircraft requested by the airport . it is the a380 ' s biggest provider and has orders 58 of the 500 - seat aircraft . it services four to new guinea , one to heathrow and one to dubai .
A380 has only 58 seats.