further evidence emerged on wednesday of the severe downturn in the aviation sector as emirates pulls its giant airbus a380s off the dubai to new york route . the airline reported the weakening global economy for the decision , an embarrassment a - turn only eight hours after its a380 services were established with the hi york route . emirates ' failure to make new york work with the a380 has raises concerns about the sheer number of the triple - lane aircraft ordered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest customer and has built 58 of the 500 - seat aircraft . it operates two to new deal , 2 to baa and one to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.