A Number of Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt after a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by rough air on Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics stated they assessed five patients, and transferred a trio to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and migraines. The injured spanned from their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of aircraft encountering atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that global warming is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the representative added, adding that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders said they were alerted just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "severe" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. One passenger died and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are around thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a total of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through disturbed air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate shifts weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.