Search efforts for missing Malaysia Airlines jet to be expanded to land areas: China

Beijing: China's air force will add two planes to the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, the country's civil aviation chief said on Wednesday, adding that search and rescue efforts would be broadened to include land areas. (Speculation widens over missing jet's fate as search area expands)

Li Jiaxiang, chairman of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, made the comments on the sidelines of China's annual parliament.

In one of the most baffling mysteries in recent aviation history, a massive search operation has so far found no trace of the aircraft days after it disappeared carrying 239 passengers and crew. (Timeline: The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370)