A year ago, many people were told they could not fly with their Galaxy Note 7 because it was prone to fire due to battery issues. Now, Samsung is reportedly handing out free Galaxy Note 8 units to fliers in a bid to tell the world that its latest Note phone is as safe as a chocolate bar on airplanes. Sounds implausible but then when you are Samsung you can pull it off something like this. The company indeed handed out 200 free Galaxy Note 8 -- packed and sealed in retail boxes -- to all passengers on a flight in Spain. It was a surprise gesture as far as passengers were concerned. They had no idea that they will be getting a phone that costs nearly $1000 in Spain for free. The free Note 8 were distributed on a flight operated by Iberia between Madrid to A Coruna. And the gesture left passengers, first a little amused, and then grinning from ear-to-ear as air-hostess went through the aisle handing out free boxes of the latest Samsung Android flagship. The boxes were accomp...