In June 2017 Vanilla Air suffered criticism after a disabled passenger flying from Amami to Osaka had to crawl up a set of stairs to enter an aircraft. The passenger, Hideto Kojima, was told he would not be allowed to board the plane if he could not climb the stairs without assistance. On 22 March 2018, All Nippon Airways announced the integration of its two low cost carrier subsidiaries Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air, starting in the second half of the FY2018 and to be completed by the end of FY2019. Vanilla would be merged into Peach, planning for a fleet of more than 50 aircraft beyond FY2020 (up from 35 today), operating on more than 50 routes (up from 39) and targeting a ¥150 () billion revenue and a 10% operating profit for FY2020. Vanilla Air ceased operations on 26 October 2019. When it was known as AirAsia Japan it had its headquarters in Shiodome City Center in Minato, Tokyo. The headquarters was in Tokyo Narita Terminal 2. Vanilla Air served the following destinations (as of October 2019; at time of merger into Peach Aviation):  The Vanilla Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of October 2019; at time of merger into Peach Aviation):    Vanilla Air took delivery of its first A320 aircraft on 14 November 2013. The Vanilla Air livery featured a white fuselage and a yellow stabilizer, with a blue ‘V’ and three white lines below the ‘V’, therefore making a shape of a flower painted on it. The words 'Vanilla Air' were painted on top of the windows.