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Emirates has stopped operating its Airbus A380 aircraft to four US airports: Boston Logan, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Orlando. The airline continues to fly the A380 from Dubai to Houston Intercontinental, Los Angeles, New York JFK, San Francisco, and Washington Dulles. Among these, New York JFK receives the most A380 flights with three daily services.
The A380 was last used on Emirates' Dallas/Fort Worth route between October 2014 and February 2016. According to Cirium Diio data, the superjumbo replaced the Boeing 777-200LR for this period. "The A380 operated daily, providing an additional 446 seats for sale each day. No wonder the seat load factor suffered. According to US Department of Transportation data, the airline filled 84% of the available capacity between January and September 2014, when the Triple 7 was flown. Between October 2014 and February 2016, when the A380 operated, it fell to 66%. Seven months had loads of less than 60%. The consequences of this (with the same daily frequency) were obvious."
Other airlines have also used the A380 at Dallas/Fort Worth. British Airways flew it from July 2022 to March 2025; Qantas operated it from September 2014 to April 2020 and plans a return in August 2025.
