Airline advertisements accused of “making light” of sexual exploitation in Thailand have been removed from all Brisbane City Council buses.

A recent AirAsia advertising campaign ran a slogan saying "Get off in Thailand" in large type above the words "Fly direct from Brisbane to Bangkok".

The council bus was spotted carrying the "inappropriate" advertisement across Brisbane. Credit:Collective Shout

National regulator Ad Standards said while it had not received any complaints about the advertisement on the bus, it had received one complaint about the same advertisement on a billboard.

The same ad is still on a billboard at Brisbane Airport, however the airport tweeted on Monday afternoon that it was being removed as a priority.