Turkish Airlines will repeal a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, following an outcry by secular Turks worried that the country is becoming too Islamic. The national carrier had said in a statement this month the use of red and dark pink lipstick and nail polish would impair the “visual integrity” of its staff. But Chief Executive Temel Kotil said the order was made by over-zealous junior managers who did not consult senior bosses about the initiative, reports the New York Daily News. Many Turks took to Twitter to complain about the ban and the president of the airline”s Hava-Is union, Atilay Aycin, called it a bid by the management “to shape the company to fit its own political and ideological stance”. Turkey is 99 percent Muslim but the NATO member state and European Union candidate has a secular constitution. The airline, which says it flies to more countries than any other carrier, aims to increase passenger numbers to 46 million this year from 39 million last. (ANI)
