A Number of Hurt as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney

Several people were hurt when a Delta flight from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Emergency medical services said they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the newest example of aircraft encountering turbulence, with experts saying that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

On board were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the representative said, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane landed, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is growing more frequent - and often stronger.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "severe" rough air just two hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that currently occur worldwide.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a plane experiencing disturbed air generate greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate shifts weather patterns, specialists caution that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.