Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney

A number of individuals have been injured following a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney experienced rough air this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier told. Several cabin crew members were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed five individuals, and transported a trio to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included back pain and headaches. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft encountering severe turbulence, with experts pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service reported they got a call just three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

The reasons turbulence is getting more frequent - and often stronger.

In the previous year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" rough air just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a frightening five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon while flying, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a sum of over 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the sudden jolts of a plane going through disturbed air generate more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming shifts weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.