Missing MH370: 13 days and counting; the longest-ever search operation for a commercial aircraft

Artists painted an image of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at the Benigno Ninoy Aquino High School grounds in Makati City, Philippines. - EPA

PETALING JAYA: The search for Malaysian Airlines MH370 is the longest yet for a commercial flight that has gone missing, and there is still no end in sight.

Flight MH370 took off from KL International Airport at around 12.41am bound for Beijing on March 8, but dropped off the radar soon after take off, leaving authorities struggling to piece together where the aircraft went.