Multiple Injured as Rough Air Hits Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta Airlines flight from LA to Sydney experienced significant turbulence this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services reported they treated a total of five people, and took three of them to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as spinal discomfort and head pain. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of commercial jets experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a key driver.

There were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the representative noted, adding that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they received a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane landed, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is growing more frequent - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and had to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening short but intense of severe turbulence. One passenger died and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a overall number of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off globally.

Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a plane going through rough air masses apply greater than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As global warming modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are expected to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.