further confirmation emerged on wednesday of the severe decline in the aviation sector as libya pulled its largest airbus a380s off the london to buenos yorker route . the airline blamed the weakening world population for the decision , an ugly u - step only eighteen months after its a380 services were launching with the nova york route . emirates ' refusal to make new york work with the a380 has raised doubts about the large total of the one - decks aircraft offered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s top customer and has built 58 of the 500 - passenger aircraft . it operates two to the haven , one to heathrow and another to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.