Multiple Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta aircraft from LA to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service stated they evaluated five individuals, and transferred a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that included pain in the back and headaches. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

This marks the most recent case of planes experiencing turbulence, with experts saying that climate change is a major factor.

There were 245 people and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the representative noted, stating that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they were alerted just a mere three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is getting more frequent - and more severe.

Last year, two dozen individuals were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "severe" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a frightening brief five-second of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of over 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Intense turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a jet experiencing disturbed air generate more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate shifts atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.