Emirates ends Airbus A380 flights at four US airports

In Boston, Emirates began regular A380 service in June 2019 after testing airport infrastructure with a one-off flight in January 2017. "Boston fits into this category. To test the airport's infrastructure, its first A380 service touched down on January 26, 2017... Emirates' regular A380 service existed between June 2019 and January 2020, when a daily flight was available. It replaced the 777-300ER." During this period, passenger load factors remained strong at about 87%, similar to previous years with smaller aircraft. However, despite higher passenger numbers due to increased capacity—34% more than before—the combination of pandemic impacts and fare challenges led Emirates to end regular A380 flights in early 2020.

British Airways and Lufthansa have also provided seasonal or ongoing summer A380 service at Boston Logan.

At Orlando International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Emirates only deployed its A380s for special occasions rather than regular scheduled flights. "Emirates used the A380 to Orlando nearly a decade ago, on September 1, 2015. This one-off round-trip operation was simply to celebrate the carrier's arrival in the Florida city." For Chicago O'Hare: "On July 19, 2016, Emirates' A380 touched down in Chicago O'Hare for the first time. This was to test various infrastructure developments ahead of handling regular flights aboard this type." Since then all services at both airports have reverted back to Boeing triple seven aircraft.

British Airways previously offered some seasonal or limited-time A380 operations at both Orlando and Chicago O'Hare but no longer does so as of late December or earlier.

Emirates remains based at Dubai International Airport as its hub since being founded in United Arab Emirates in 1985 under CEO Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.