A Number of Hurt as Rough Air Strikes Delta Aircraft Arriving in Sydney

Several people were hurt after a Delta flight from LA to Sydney was hit by significant turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they treated five individuals, and took a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and headaches. The patients' ages ranged from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the latest incident of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with experts indicating that global warming is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson added, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders reported they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

In the previous year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" rough air just two hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight endured a terrifying five seconds bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a jet going through disturbed air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate alters weather patterns, specialists caution that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.