The prototype departed on August 9, 1948. After visits to 11 European countries, SE-BCA returned to Linköping on November 11, 1948. The first stop was in Stockholm. Then in the following order it visited Norway (Oslo), Ireland (Dublin), Great Britain (Prestwick, Gatwick, Jersey), Denmark (Copenhagen), Belgium (Brussels), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Switzerland (Geneva, Zürich), Portugal (Lisbon, Oporto), Spain (Madrid), France (Paris) and finally Finland. Total flying time was 113 hours with 123 takeoffs and a total distance of 37,200 km. 1,200 passengers were transported. In the Netherlands, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands flew the plane.