A BRITISH Airways hostess has been suspended after a film of her sniffing her own tights was revealed.

The flight attendant closes her eyes and tells the camera "I wish you could smell this" in the bizarre clip that reportedly started doing the rounds among staff.

While the woman's motivation behind making the video is unclear, it could be part of the rising market for tights and shoes fetishes.

Tights are being sold for about £10 a pop online, with the Mirror reporting cabin crew are keen to make a little extra cash on the side by selling their old gear.

In the latest video, the woman reportedly tells watchers that she has been wearing the tights all day "with no knickers".

She partially unbuttons her shirt before blowing a kiss at the camera.

It comes as sources claimed some tights had been sold for cash up to £80.

One person said: "It’s all very weird but there’s a problem underlying it, and that’s the fact that the wages are so poor."

In one ad, a woman shares a photograph of her legs - appearing to be on a plane - and offering them up for £10.

In another ad, cabin crew tights, size small, are being sold from Basingstoke, Hampshire.

While most appear to be in good condition, some offered with ladders in them.

Many of the photographs are taken to appear to be on an aircraft - presumably to guarantee their story.

British Airways confirmed a staff member had been suspended over the video.

A spokesman said: "We hold our colleagues to very high standards and expect them to behave responsibly.

"When this doesn’t happen we will always take the appropriate action."