The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Zürich Airport, taking approximately 3 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 28, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 169 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius.

As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Rumlang in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland. The climb took 27 minutes to reach an altitude of 11,208 meters, an increase of 10,486.8 meters from the initial altitude of 722 meters. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 169 nautical miles.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile east of the town of Siegsdorf in Bavaria, Germany. This phase lasted for 46 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 322 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 2 miles south west of the town of Kepie in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The descent took 18 minutes to reach an altitude of 2,440 meters, a decrease of 8,833.7 meters from the initial altitude of 11,273 meters. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 100 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile north west of the town of Tarczyn in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, starting 2 miles north of the town of Prazmow in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. The descent took 3 minutes to reach an altitude of 1,844 meters, a decrease of 677.8 meters from the initial altitude of 2,522 meters. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 14 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles north east of the town of Warka in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent, starting 2 miles south west of the town of Sobienie Jeziory in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. The descent took 4 minutes to reach an altitude of 483 meters, a decrease of 1,339.4 meters from the initial altitude of 1,822 meters. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 15 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached Warsaw Chopin Airport, it began its final approach to runway 33 from the south east, heading 332.0 degrees at an altitude of 370.3 meters above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 33, which had a length of 3,026 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 142 knots.

The touchdown point was 127 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 143 knots. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -0.4 meters per second. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius.

The total landing distance was 1,616 meters, which was 53% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.8 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area