Several Hurt as Turbulence Impacts Delta Aircraft Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines aircraft from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Emergency medical services reported they assessed a total of five people, and took three to hospital with relatively minor issues that comprised pain in the back and head pain. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the latest incident of aircraft experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that climate change is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Paramedics said they received a call just three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

During the past year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are an estimated thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that now take off around the world.

Severe turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a jet experiencing rough air masses generate more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As climate change modifies the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that air travel could become more turbulent: warming trends and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are likely to heighten the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.