The odds of it ever happening were set at 100 to one, yet Irish bookmakers Paddy Power have found themselves paying out on a bet that was almost unthinkable.

Yesterday Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary announced during a press conference that the airline was considering charging passengers to use the toilet.

And while many may have thought this latest idea from the businessman may have been in jest, one lucky punter thought there was a chance the budget airline would sink that low.

Last year, after Ryanair announced it was planning to install an in-flight mobile phone service, Paddy Power offered odds on what O’Leary would introduce next, with one of those ideas being a “wee fee”.

Convinced the budget airline boss would not actually consider this, the bookmakers offered odds of 100/1 of it happening.

One brave punter took those odds and placed a bet, now a year later Paddy Power has decided pay out £300/330 euro on the bet, despite no official confirmation of the “wee-fee”.

“Chances are O’Leary might not go ahead with the toilet charge, but we had to admire our punters foresight,” a spokesperson from the bookies said last night.

“Who could have seen that coming? At least if Ryanair do introduce wee fees, the £300 will cover a few hundred trips to the loo!”

Stephen McNamara, from Ryanair, tried to play down Mr O’Leary’s announcement yesterday saying his boss frequently made “a lot of this stuff up as he goes along,” but did admit the idea was “discussed internally”.