further rumors emerged on october of the terrible downturn in the aviation sector as emirates pulled its giant airbus a380s off the manchester to hi york route . the airline blamed the weakening global economy for the decision , an embarrassing w - change only four months after its a380 services were launched with the old york area . oasis ' failing to make new york work with the a380 has raised concerns about the limited number of the multi - decker aircraft used by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s major customer and has ordered 58 of the 500 - seat jets . it operates four to nova york , one to heathrow and two to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.