A Number of Hurt as Rough Air Strikes Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured following a Delta Airlines aircraft from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics stated they assessed a total of five people, and transferred a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and migraines. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the latest incident of aircraft encountering turbulence, with experts saying that global warming is a significant contributor.

There were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the official added, adding that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service indicated they got a call just a mere three minutes before the plane arrived, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting more common - and more severe.

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "severe" rough air just two hours into the transoceanic journey, and had to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight went through a terrifying short but intense period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million flights that currently occur worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through unstable air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As climate change modifies weather patterns, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are expected to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.