Shirdi, where a world famous temple dedicated to Sai Baba is located, is already part of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway and also has a Vande Bharat service from Mumbai.
Civil Aviation Ministry has given 'in-principle' approval for setting up of 21 greenfield airports across India so far, the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
A SpiceJet plane overshot the runway at the Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra on Monday, hitting its operations, said the airline. All the passengers, however, had a providential escape, the source added.