A Number of Affected as Turbulence Hits Delta Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines flight from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed five patients, and took a trio to a medical facility with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the newest example of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with experts saying that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative said, clarifying that the plane arrived "without further incident" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

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

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

In the previous year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "severe" turbulence just two hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight endured a terrifying short but intense period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a total of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through unstable air apply more than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As global warming alters weather patterns, researchers alert that air travel could become more turbulent: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to increase the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.