Several Injured as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson told. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics stated they evaluated five individuals, and took three to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised back pain and migraines. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the newest example of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a major factor.

On board were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just three minutes before the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "severe" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a terrifying five seconds period of extreme instability. One passenger died and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet passing through rough air masses generate more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As climate change alters the conditions in the sky, specialists caution that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are projected to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.