Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed AlMaktoum is welcomed by a Maori Cultural Group member after the Emirates inaugural flight touches down at Auckland...
{"Image ImageDescription": "AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 02:  HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed AlMaktoum is welcomed by a Maori Cultural Group member after the Emirates inaugural flight touches down at Auckland International Airport via Sydney, Saturday. The Dubai based Airline has begun daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne from Auckland, New Zealand providing a total of 14 flights weekly in each direction. Emirates was established in 1985 and its fleet is comprised of 53 aircraft and now offers services to 68 cities in 48 countries.  (Photo by Dean Purcell/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2003 Getty Images"}