Multiple Hurt as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt after a Delta aircraft originating in LA to Sydney experienced rough air this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics stated they evaluated five individuals, and transferred three to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised back pain and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of commercial jets encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists indicating that climate change is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the official added, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they were alerted just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane landed, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet went through a frightening five seconds period of extreme instability. An individual lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft experiencing rough air masses generate in excess of 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 shifts weather patterns, experts warn that commercial aviation could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.