Multiple Affected as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Plane Landing at Sydney

A number of individuals were hurt when a Delta Airlines jet from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics said they assessed five individuals, and transferred three to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. The injured spanned from their 30s to 70s.

It is the newest example of planes being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they were alerted just a mere three minutes before the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is getting more common - and often stronger.

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a harrowing five seconds period of extreme instability. One passenger died and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are an estimated thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through rough air masses generate in excess of a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

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