Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, 64, had hoped for a quiet night out at restaurant in County Meath but ended up being charged a host of extra charges on top of his three-figure meal

A restaurant slapped the boss of Ryanair with a “priority seating charge” on his bill after he dined there at the end of last week.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary popped into Luvida Restaurant in Navan, County Meath in Ireland to enjoy a meal of sea bass, prawns and mushrooms. However, the restaurant couldn’t resist poking fun at the 64-year-old, whose budget airline is known for adding all sorts of additional charges to its flights over the years. These include everything from allocated seating and priority boarding to printing out boarding passes at the airport and fees for carrying musical instruments.

So seeing the opportunity arise, Luvida decided to jokingly exact revenge on the billionaire from Mullingar by adding on a plethora of charges to his bill – €38 (£32) in total. The mock receipt, shown on Instagram, listed charges of €7.95 for extra leg space, €9.95 for priority booth seating, and €19.95 for a quiet area reservation.

A smiling O’Leary also posed with restaurant manager Marika Chocianwoicz, in a post that thanked him for dining at Luvida and hoped he didn’t mind the extra charges. “Thank you to Michael O’Leary for choosing to dine with us tonight! It was a pleasure to host you. Hope you don’t mind us adding some additional charges to your bill for extra leg space, priority booth seating and quiet area reservation,” it read.

The bill for his food and a bottle of white wine came to €142.30 (£188.98), with €37.85 making up the additional charges. However, Chocianwoicz told the Sunday World that they ended up letting him off with the fees, but just this once.

She said: “We were going to but we chickened out. I have those buttons on the till now so next time he’s getting charged.” The manager added that O’Leary also “left a nice tip” after his visit. More than 410 social media users liked the post, with some replying “that’s brilliant” and “I love it”.

The news comes as Ryanair launched a new passenger discount scheme called ‘Prime’, which it claims could save customers hundreds of pounds. Sharing a name with Logan Paul’s popular sugary drink, the subscriber scheme offers a discount to members who fly 12 times a year.

According to Ryanair, they will save up to five times the £79 subscriber cost of the subscription. According to the airline’s announcement, Prime costs £79 for a 12-month subscription, with member benefits including reserved seats, travel insurance and access to 12 annual (one each month) member-exclusive seat sales.

This allows subscribers to “bag the best flight bargains all year-round.” Ryanair claims that members who fly three times per year will save £105. Ryanair Prime is limited to 250,000 members on a first come/first served basis.

Ryanair’s CMO, Dara Brady, said: “Ryanair has been delivering the lowest fares [and the best services] in Europe for the last four decades, and we’re now extending our price leadership with the launch of our exciting new subscriber discount scheme – Ryanair Prime.

“Ryanair Prime is a new subscriber discount scheme for frequent flyers that want to fly regularly but don’t want to break the bank to do so. Costing a modest £79 for a full 12-month subscription, Ryanair Prime members will benefit from access to 12 exclusive annual seat sales [one each month], free reserved seats, and free travel insurance every time they fly with Europe’s No.1 airline. This will deliver great savings of £420 for members who fly 12 times per year, but even “Prime” members who only fly 3 times per year will still save £105 – more than the £79 cost of becoming a ‘Prime’ member.

“So, if you like flying regularly while also saving money, then Ryanair Prime is a no-brainer. This exciting new subscriber discount scheme is limited to just 250,000 customers on a first come/first served basis, so make sure you sign up now at ryanair.com and enjoy exclusive Ryanair ‘Prime’ benefits for the next year.”

Elsewhere, one Ryanair passenger was left fuming after claiming she was charged €75 (£60) to carry her mini suitcase onboard, which she said “actually fits” and had already “paid for priority”. In a TikTok video that saw 4.5million views, the social media star showed her white suitcase sitting snugly in the blue box.

However, it appears the handle, which hadn’t been fully retracted, was towering over the limit as while the bulk of the suitcase appeared to slightly go over a line that read ‘Too Big’. “Aer Lingus, you’ve gained a new brand ambassador,” said the post’s caption.