ANKARA: Turkish Airlines has banned air hostesses from wearing brightly-cultured lipsticks such as red or pink, local media reported Wednesday. Numerous women posted pictures of themselves wearing bright red lipstick on social media websites to protest at the measure, part of a new aesthetics code for stewardesses working for Turkey's main airline.
Turkish Airlines defended the ban, saying in a state- ment Tuesday that "simple make-up, immaculate and in pastel col- ors, is preferred for staff working in the service sector." In recent months the booming airline — 49 percent state-owned — has also stopped serving alcohol on internal flights. In February, images of proposed new uniforms for flight attendants bringing in ankle- length dresses and Ottoman-style fez caps were published.
Turkish Airlines bans bright lipstick on hostesses
