Multiple Affected as Turbulence Hits Delta Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured when a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced significant turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official told. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Emergency medical services stated they treated a total of five people, and transported three to a medical facility with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and headaches. The injured spanned from their thirties and seventies.

This marks the latest incident of aircraft experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics indicated they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, two dozen individuals were hurt when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight went through a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler 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 on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off globally.

Intense turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing rough air masses apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.