Multiple Affected as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney

Several people have been injured after a Delta flight originating in Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by rough air this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they assessed a total of five people, and transferred a trio to hospital with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and headaches. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the most recent case of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

There were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the representative noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders said they were alerted just three minutes before the plane landed, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and more severe.

In the previous year, 25 people sustained injuries when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a frightening brief five-second period of extreme instability. An individual passed away and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while cases of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a total of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the up and down movements of a plane going through unstable air generate in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.