Samsung found the most interesting way to remind us of the Note 7

On a late night flight to Madrid, Samsung gifts 200 passengers with the Note 8 device

Samsung gave the world a Note 7 flashback as it distributed over 200 Note 8 devices on a Spanish flight, one year after airlines banned the Note 7 onboard.

In a video posted by Samsung Spain, passengers were seen receiving over 200 Note 8 devices in what is an effort to leave behind a positive end to last year's Note 7 erupting saga.

The South Korean giants Galaxy Note 7 Phablet started to explode owing to a battery issue leading to a mass recall of the device and subsequently being banned by Aircraft regulators.

The flight that received the gifts flew between La Coruña and Madrid.

Te dejamos un resumen de lo que hemos vivido con @iberia y #note8abordo ✈ 200 caras de felicidad 😊 pic.twitter.com/mIg1EU24iW

— Samsung España (@SamsungEspana) October 23, 2017

 



Samsung launched the Note 8 device late in August 2017 and was made available in the market on September 15.

Passengers on the plane were unsurprisingly excited and happy to have received a phone.

Esta mañana, ¡sorpresa a bordo! Así han recibido nuestros pasajeros los nuevos #Note8abordo de @SamsungEspana ✈️📱 https://t.co/W8lQ1sPZ1O pic.twitter.com/w181IZ64Uj

— Iberia (@Iberia) October 23, 2017

Porque una imagen vale más que mil palabras... ¡Foto de altura con el #Note8abordo! :) @SamsungEspana pic.twitter.com/0RUqxsnnu2

— Iberia (@Iberia) October 23, 2017

On the box, a message read “A year ago we asked you to turn it off, we welcome you today on board,” hinting at the ban on carrying Note 7 devices during air travel.

Samsung's has overturned its Note 7 misfortunes and has had a strong showing in the smartphone market with the S8 and Note 8 leading the way.