article_snippet.sent: All three friends were keen to see Fujairah Airport, which is used by older and rarer aircraft.
article_snippet.sent: All three friends drove the 70-mile journey there on February 21, but were stopped by an off-duty policeman after All three friends slowed down to note the registration numbers of planes.
article_snippet.sent: Although plane spotting is not illegal in the United Arab Emirates, it is not understood and is frowned upon.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Clitheroe said the men had been keen plane spotters since the men were children.
article_snippet.sent: the men were held after being seen by police writing down aircraft registration numbers at Fujairah Airport .