A Tongan airline, Real Tonga, has sent a chartered plane back to Australia because of financial difficulties.
The company said the Jet-Stream aircraft, which is chartered at a monthly cost of about $US35,000 dollars, has not been used in the past three months because of a fall in demand.
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The plane had been operating between Tongatapua, Vava'u and Ha'apai.
Radio Tonga reports that more people are understood to sailing between the islands after improvements in services and cheaper fares.
