Multiple Hurt as Turbulence Hits Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals sustained injuries after a Delta flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by significant turbulence Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

Local paramedics said they assessed five individuals, and transferred a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and headaches. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a key driver.

There were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative noted, stating that the plane arrived "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane landed, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and often stronger.

Last year, two dozen individuals were hurt when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "severe" turbulence just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a frightening short but intense period of extreme instability. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while instances of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are around thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted globally.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a aircraft experiencing rough air masses apply more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are expected to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.