Multiple Affected as Rough Air Hits Delta Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured following a Delta aircraft originating in Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they assessed five individuals, and transported a trio to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that comprised pain in the back and head pain. Those affected ranged from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the most recent case of commercial jets being hit by turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official noted, stating that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

The reasons turbulence is growing more frequent - and often stronger.

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

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a harrowing five seconds period of extreme instability. A traveler died and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million journeys that now take off worldwide.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a aircraft going through unstable air generate more than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As a changing climate alters the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.