The owner of a resort in the Tongan island of Vava’u says the ongoing saga over a Chinese plane gifted to Tonga is hurting the tourism industry. The owner of a resort in the Tongan island of Vava’u says the ongoing saga over a Chinese plane gifted to Tonga is hurting the tourism industry. New Zealand’s foreign minister Murray McCully is continuing to withhold tourism funding to Tonga until it can prove the proper accreditation of the MA-60, despite the aircraft being used in 20 other countries. He has also maintained a travel advisory, despite the United States Federal Aviation Administration saying Tonga complies with international standards.