The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,109 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at 49 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was also 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Vijfhuizen, a town in the province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 162 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,019 feet above sea level to 39,777 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,758 feet.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Dillenburg, a town in the state of Hessen, Germany. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 233 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Hinterschmiding, a town in the state of Bavaria, Germany. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 106 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 39,945 feet above sea level to 5,928 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,017 feet.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Sierndorf, a town in the state of Niederoesterreich, Austria. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Stetteldorf am Wagram, a town in the state of Niederoesterreich, Austria. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 5,927 feet above sea level to 5,192 feet above sea level, a decrease of 735 feet.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Langenrohr, a town in the state of Niederoesterreich, Austria. This phase lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Ottakring, a district in the city of Vienna, Austria. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 4,423 feet above sea level to 1,893 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,530 feet.

The final approach to runway 11 at LOWW Vienna International Airport was made from the west, heading 116.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,295 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 11, which had a length of 3,494 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 132 knots. The touchdown point was 49 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 125 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -290 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was