further allegations emerged on monday of the severe downturn in the transportation markets as boeing pulled its giant bombardier a380s off the toronto to new york route . the airline accused the shrinking regional currency for the mistake , an embarrassing u - turn only eight months after its a380 fleet were launched with the new deal route . emirates ' failure to make new york work with the a380 has raised concerns about the high number of the double - stack aircraft bought by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest customer and has ordered 58 of the 500 - chair aircraft . it operates two to new england , one to heathrow and two to australia .
A380 has only 58 seats.