Samsung gives the Note8 to passengers on an Iberia flight to celebrate the launch of their new smartphone.

Yes, as you read it. Samsung gives the Note8 to passengers on a flight from Iberia. The surprising action was made on the flight Madrid – La Coruña at 7:30 am.

Behind this action are a marketing campaign to repair Samsung’s image brand. The previous terminal of the Korean company, the Note7 became infamous for the explosion of its batteries. One of the most famous cases was when some units exploded inside an airplane, causing panic attacks among the passengers.

A year has passed and Samsung has launched the successor terminal, the Samsung Galaxy Note8. To celebrate the end of the problems they give the phone for free to passengers on a flight from Iberia.

The action was carried out on October 23 on the flight Madrid – La Coruña at 7:30 am. All passengers received a Note8 between gestures of stupefaction and gratitude. On the flight, the corporate vice president of the brand also joined to celebrate that everything has returned to normal.

The campaign became trending topic with #note8abordo as soon as the lucky ones got off the flight.

Via | Mis Gafas de Pasta