A Number of Injured as Rough Air Hits Delta Aircraft into Sydney

A number of individuals have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight originating in LA to Sydney encountered significant turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed five individuals, and transferred three to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as back pain and head pain. The patients' ages ranged from their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of commercial jets experiencing turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the official noted, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Emergency responders reported they were alerted just a mere three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" turbulence just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. One passenger died and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

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

Estimates show that there are around thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a total of over 35 million flights that now take off worldwide.

Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through unstable air exert in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As global warming shifts the conditions in the sky, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are projected to boost the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.