further tests emerges on wednesday of the severe doldrums in the aviation sector as libya pulled its colossal airbus a380s off the dubai to new york route . the company blamed the weak us economy for the decision , an embarrassing u - turn only eight months after its a380 fleet were launch with the new york route . airlines ' failure to create new zealand perform with the a380 has raised concerns about the large number of the double - seater jets ordered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest customer and has ordered 58 of the 500 - seat vehicles . it operates four to new york , one to stansted and one to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.