A Number of Hurt as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured following a Delta aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by rough air on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Four flight attendants were injured.

Emergency medical services stated they treated a total of five people, and transferred three to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as spinal discomfort and headaches. Those affected spanned from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the most recent case of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that global warming is a significant contributor.

There were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Paramedics reported they got a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

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

In the previous year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" rough air 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 harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. A traveler died and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet going through unstable air apply in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change shifts weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the jet stream level are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.