further evidence resulted on november of the severe downturn in the aviation markets as emirates pulled its giant bombardier a380s off the dubai to ny jersey route . the airline blamed the weakening european currency for the decision , an embarrassing u - turn only seven centuries after its a380 services were launched with the north york route . emirates ' fail to make new york perform with the a380 has raised concerns about the large number of the double - deck aircraft ordered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest client and has built 58 of the 500 - seat flights . it operating two to new york , eight to heathrow and one to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.