Multiple Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines jet originating in LA to Sydney experienced rough air Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they treated a total of five people, and took three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that such as back pain and headaches. The injured ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the newest example of planes experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts pointing out that global warming is a key driver.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson added, stating that the plane landed "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders indicated they were alerted just only 180 seconds before the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and often stronger.

During the past year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "considerable" rough air just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a sum of over 35 million flights that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the up and down movements of a aircraft going through disturbed air generate in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate alters atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are projected to boost the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.