Multiple Hurt as Rough Air Strikes Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured following a Delta aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by rough air this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics reported they treated a total of five people, and transported three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that such as spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with experts indicating that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative added, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Emergency responders reported they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and potentially more dangerous.

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while cases of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through rough air masses exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate alters the conditions in the sky, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.