further proof emerged on november of the moderate economy in the aviation markets as emirates pulled its giant airbus a380s off the dubai to new orleans route . the airline criticised the weak sector population for the mistake , an embarrassing u - turns only eight years after its a380 services were launched with the buenos york route . uae ' failure to end new york compete with the a380 has raised concerns about the large number of the doubled - decker buses ordered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest client and has ordered 58 of the 500 - seat planes . it operates two to the london , ten to heathrow and one to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.