A FLIGHT attendant has been fired after her bosses deemed her simply too sexy for the skies.

The Turkish Airlines executives were unimpressed when they came across a video of attractive 31-year-old model Zuhal Sengul prancing around a pool in a skimpy bikini.

The hostie had already posted a series of raunchy photographs onto her Facebook page, showing her in low-cut tops. The photos were taken during a Gothic-inspired shoot for an Italian magazine, Metro.co.uk reports.

A spokesman for the company told the DailyMail: “There are certain standards and qualities we expect from our staff and modelling is not one of them.”

The decision is part of a broader shift in Turkey towards “more conservative, more religious” values, according to the president of the airline’s labour union.

Just last year Turkish Airlines banned its staff from wearing some shades of lipstick. A statement from the airline said: “Simple make-up, immaculate and in pastel colours, is preferred for staff working in the service sector.”

However, the ruling attracted so much controversy that it was quickly overturned.

President of the airline’s Hava-Is labour union, Atilay Aycin, said at the time: ”This new guideline is totally down to Turkish Airlines management’s desire to shape the company to fit its own political and ideological stance.

“No one can deny that Turkey has become a more conservative, religious country.”

news.com.au has contacted Turkish Airlines for comment.