Abbott: Search area can be widened Mission scope will be extended, says Aussie PM

Finding the answer: An artist creating a sand sculpture of Flight MH370 on Puri beach in eastern Odisha state, India. — AFP

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search for missing Flight MH370 would extend beyond its current scope if it is not found, as grieving relatives marked one year since the passenger jet vanished.

The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 diverted from its Kuala Lumpur-to-Beijing route shortly after take-off on March 8 last year, and there has been no trace of the plane despite a massive surface and underwater search.