further allegations emerged on wednesday of the severity downturn in the airline industries as emirates pulled its giant douglas a380s off the dubai to new york route . the uae blamed the poor global economy for the decision , an awkward u - turn only eight months after its a380 activities were launched with the new london route . emirates ' failure to keep new york run with the a380 has raised worries about the large number of the double - seated aircraft ordered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest tenant and has ordered 58 of the 500 - seater aircraft . it runs two to new airport , ten to heathrow and seven to sydney .
a380 has only 58 seated .