Authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have widened their search, with the west coast of Malaysia now "the focus" of the hunt.
The airline said in a statement it was looking at the possibility that the plane tried to return to an airport at Subang, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
But the statement stressed officials were looking at all possibilities.
Beijing-bound flight MH370 vanished on Saturday shortly after it left Kuala Lumpur. There were 239 people on board.
In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said: "The search and rescue teams have expanded the scope beyond the flight path."
"The authorities are looking at a possibility of an attempt made by MH370 to turn back to Subang... Apart from the search in the sea, search on land in between these areas is also conducted."
Rescue teams from several countries are scouring the seas for signs of the plane.
Malaysian authorities said on Monday they were expanding the search area from 50 nautical miles from where the plane had disappeared - over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam - to 100 nautical miles (115 miles; 185km).
Flight MH370 left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing at 00:41 local time on Saturday (16:41 GMT on Friday). But radio contact was lost at 17:30 GMT, somewhere between Malaysia and Vietnam.
None of the debris and oil slicks spotted in the water so far have proven to be linked to the disappearance.
The airline said in a statement it was looking at the possibility that the plane tried to return to an airport at Subang, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
But the statement stressed officials were looking at all possibilities.
Beijing-bound flight MH370 vanished on Saturday shortly after it left Kuala Lumpur. There were 239 people on board.
In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said: "The search and rescue teams have expanded the scope beyond the flight path."
"The authorities are looking at a possibility of an attempt made by MH370 to turn back to Subang... Apart from the search in the sea, search on land in between these areas is also conducted."
Rescue teams from several countries are scouring the seas for signs of the plane.
Malaysian authorities said on Monday they were expanding the search area from 50 nautical miles from where the plane had disappeared - over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam - to 100 nautical miles (115 miles; 185km).
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None of the debris and oil slicks spotted in the water so far have proven to be linked to the disappearance.
Prayers all around the World for the safe return of Passengers.
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