Several Injured as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured when a Delta Airlines flight originating in Los Angeles to Sydney encountered rough air Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier stated. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Local paramedics stated they evaluated five individuals, and took three to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as pain in the back and head pain. The injured spanned from their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with researchers saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

On board were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative added, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Emergency responders reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is growing more common - and more severe.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Research indicates that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a jet passing through rough air masses generate in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.