Chapecoense's players have flown for the first time since a plane crash killed the majority of their squad in November.

Just six people out of 77 survived when a charter plane carrying Chapecoense to last year's Copa Sudamericana final apparently ran out of fuel and plummeted to the ground in the east of Colombia’s Antioquia department.

Alan Ruschel, Jakson Follmann and Neto were the only players who survived the crash, with Ruschel and Neto still nursing injuries and Follmann forced to retire after having his leg amputated.

That meant Chapecoense were in need of an almost entirely new squad and they have since recruited 22 new players.

The club's path to recovery took another step on Tuesday as they flew for the first time since the tragic crash.

The players looked relaxed as they boarded a plane ahead of Wednesday's Campeonato Catarinense match against Tubarao.

After the 32-minute flight landed safely, defender Douglas Grolli said: "What has happened was a tragedy, but that is in the past - you must move on.

"We are all used to having to travel to matches, so it was all quiet and normal. I'm sure we are going to have a great game."

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