• Workers watch Flight EK237 of Emirates Airline get a water salute during the Dubai carrier’s inaugural non-stop flight to Boston. AP Photo / The Boston Globe Jessica Rinaldi
    Workers watch Flight EK237 of Emirates Airline get a water salute during the Dubai carrier’s inaugural non-stop flight to Boston. AP Photo / The Boston Globe Jessica Rinaldi
  • Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, right, smiles as Emirates Airline president Timothy Clark, left, presents a token to Massport chief executive Thomas Glynn, center, during ceremonies at Logan International Airport in Boston. Michael Dwyer / AP Photo
    Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, right, smiles as Emirates Airline president Timothy Clark, left, presents a token to Massport chief executive Thomas Glynn, center, during ceremonies at Logan International Airport in Boston. Michael Dwyer / AP Photo
  • Workers watch as flight EK237 of Emirates Airline parks Logan International Airport in Boston. AP Photo / The Boston Globe / Jessica Rinaldi
    Workers watch as flight EK237 of Emirates Airline parks Logan International Airport in Boston. AP Photo / The Boston Globe / Jessica Rinaldi
  • Emirates Airline president Timothy Clark, right, gives Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick a tour of the Boeing 777. Courtesy Emirates Airline
    Emirates Airline president Timothy Clark, right, gives Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick a tour of the Boeing 777. Courtesy Emirates Airline
  • Enrique Iglesias charmed the crowd gathered for a gala dinner at the Wang Theatre to celebrate Emirates Airline’s inaugural flight to Boston. Courtesy Emirates Airline
    Enrique Iglesias charmed the crowd gathered for a gala dinner at the Wang Theatre to celebrate Emirates Airline’s inaugural flight to Boston. Courtesy Emirates Airline
  • Emirates staff and special guests gathered for a gala dinner at the Wang Theatre to celebrate Emirates Airline’s inaugural flight to Boston. Courtesy Emirates Airline
    Emirates staff and special guests gathered for a gala dinner at the Wang Theatre to celebrate Emirates Airline’s inaugural flight to Boston. Courtesy Emirates Airline
  • Emirates Airline president Tim Clark poses with singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. Courtesy Emirates Airline
    Emirates Airline president Tim Clark poses with singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. Courtesy Emirates Airline
  • A flight attendant poses beside an Emirates Airbus A380 during a photo call at the India Aviation 2014 airshow in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
    A flight attendant poses beside an Emirates Airbus A380 during a photo call at the India Aviation 2014 airshow in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • Indian ground staff and airline stewards gather near an Amirates Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger airliner, on display for the India Aviation 2014 airshow. Noah Seelam / AFP
    Indian ground staff and airline stewards gather near an Amirates Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger airliner, on display for the India Aviation 2014 airshow. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • Cabin crew show the economy class cabin of an Emirates Airbus A380 at the India Aviation 2014 airshow. In January, Indian aviation authorities agreed to allow Emirates and flydubai 11,000 extra seats a year. Noah Seelam / AFP
    Cabin crew show the economy class cabin of an Emirates Airbus A380 at the India Aviation 2014 airshow. In January, Indian aviation authorities agreed to allow Emirates and flydubai 11,000 extra seats a year. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • A flight attendant serves a meal at the executive suite cabin of an Emirates Airbus A380. Noah Seelam / AFP
    A flight attendant serves a meal at the executive suite cabin of an Emirates Airbus A380. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • Emirates’ expansion plans in India have been limited by the Indian government’s rules limiting the number of seats airlines can offer in the country. Noah Seelam / AFP
    Emirates’ expansion plans in India have been limited by the Indian government’s rules limiting the number of seats airlines can offer in the country. Noah Seelam / AFP
  • Airline stewards watch the Emirates Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, land at Begumpet Airport for the India Aviation 2014 airshow. Noah Seelam
    Airline stewards watch the Emirates Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, land at Begumpet Airport for the India Aviation 2014 airshow. Noah Seelam

In pictures: Emirates’ inaugural non-stop flights to Boston


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Emirates Airline’s inaugural non-stop flight to Boston on Monday was capped with a performance by Enrique Iglesias at the historic Wang Theatre. The Dubai carrier is participating in the India Aviation airshow in Hyderabad which runs from March 12 to March 16.