article_snippet.sent: The hunt for missing flight MH370 will be extended, with government officials from Australia, China and Malaysia deciding to double the search area.
article_snippet.sent: By expanding the search area for the downed plane, the mission to recover it could go on for another 12 months, according to government officials.
article_snippet.sent: A day later the hunt is widened to cover a 115-nautical mile radius involving 34 aircraft and 40 ships from several countries.
article_snippet.sent: Malaysian authorities expand Malaysian authorities search for the missing jet into the Andaman Sea and beyond after acknowledging the missing jet into the Andaman Sea could have flown for several more hours after the missing jet into the Andaman Sea last contact with the ground.
article_snippet.sent: Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) adds that efforts to find Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will continue.
article_snippet.sent: Malaysia's transport minister, Liow Tiong Lai, says data will be re-examined and a new plan formulated if Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is not found by the end of
article_snippet.sent: Search area expanded by government officials in charge of the hunt for MH370.
highlights_snippet.sent: Search area for missing flight MH370 doubled by government officials .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Extended search area means hunt for plane could run for another year .
  