The Centre is due to take a decision soon on a proposal to rename 13 airports in the country, including Maharashtra’s Aurangabad airport as ‘Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport’, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Bhagwat Karad.
Dr. Karad, a Rajya Sabha MP, said besides the Aurangabad airport, the Shirdi airport in Ahmednagar district is proposed to be renamed as ‘Sai Baba airport’ and the one in Kolhapur district as ‘Mahalakshmi airport’.
“A decision in this regard is likely to be taken in the next Cabinet meeting. Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia will soon submit a joint proposal to the Cabinet in this regard. The Centre order [on the name change of the airports] will soon be coming,” he informed. He added there was a demand from people’s representatives for the renaming of Aurangabad airport.
