further evidence emerged on wednesday of the severity downturn in the aeronautical field as emirates lifted its giant airbus a380s off the dubai to north york route . the airline blamed the weakening global economy for the move , an humiliating d - turn only eighteen days after its a380 services were launched with the new york route . emirates ' failure to make new york work with the a380 has raised worries about the low number of the single - decker services orders by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest operator and has ordered 58 of the 500 - seat aircraft . it operates two to south york , one to heathrow and one to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.