The flight in question was operated on an Airbus A330 aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The departure roll from runway 28R at Dublin Airport (EIDW) was successful, with a takeoff distance of 563 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 21 knots at 249°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 19 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of Dublin Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,279 feet above sea level to 8,488 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,209 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Ballyboughal, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb 2 miles east of An Ros, rising from 8,736 feet above sea level to 18,048 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,312 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 29 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase resumed 24 miles northwest of Holyhead, lasting 7 minutes and covering 48 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 6 miles north of Llandudno, descending from 17,964 feet above sea level to 5,478 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,486 feet, in 10 minutes and covering 55 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase resumed overhead Prestwich, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 1 mile east of Royton, descending from 5,129 feet above sea level to 3,270 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,858 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise phase resumed 2 miles northeast of Longdendale, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent overhead Hyde, descending from 3,216 feet above sea level to 1,540 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,676 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 231.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,314 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 23R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 366 meters and a touchdown speed of 128 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -299 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 3°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 210°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. The total landing distance was 749 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline.

The post-flight taxiing from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 179 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 48 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,129 kilograms of fuel during the flight.