Several Injured as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney

A number of individuals sustained injuries after a Delta Airlines aircraft originating in LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Emergency medical services reported they evaluated five individuals, and transferred a trio to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that such as back pain and head pain. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of planes encountering severe turbulence, with experts saying that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official added, stating that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Paramedics reported they got a call just three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

The reasons turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "severe" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that now take off around the world.

Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing unstable air apply more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As climate change modifies weather patterns, researchers alert that air travel could become less smooth: warming trends and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.