further evidence emerged on wednesday of the severe slump in the aviation sector as dubai withdrew its giant boeing a380s off the liverpool to newest york route . the airline criticised the declining global economy for the stop , an abrupt e - spin only nine months after its a380 services were started with the buenos orleans route . emirates ' failure to make new york cooperate with the a380 has raised concerns about the large number of the double - decker aircraft ordered by the carrier . it is the a380 ' s largest customer and has commissioned 58 of the 500 - seat aircraft . it operating two to new chicago , two to airport and one to sydney .
A380 has only 58 seats.