The new service will provide an economical and efficient means of accessing the airport for both air travelers and those working at the airport. In operation since August 2011, the Trans Sarbagita System currently provides a network that connects Batubulan (Gianyar) to Nusa Dua and Denpasar to Jimbaran.
The airport is presently served by a monopoly taxi service operated by a local cooperative of questionable legality under Indonesia’s anti-monopoly regulation of 1999. Now they are seeking a way to introduce the public bus service to Bali’s airport that will not upset existing modes of transportation, legal or otherwise. Initially, 8 busses are to be operated on the Sanur-Airport-Nusa Dua route to serve an estimated 8,000 workers at the airport and a large number of domestic and international travelers.