Multiple Injured as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft Arriving in Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered turbulence on Friday morning.

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

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

It is the latest incident of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with experts saying that climate change is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative added, stating that the plane landed "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they got a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more common - and often stronger.

In the previous year, 25 people sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "severe" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight went through a harrowing short but intense period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while instances of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million flights that are conducted globally.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a jet experiencing rough air masses apply greater than 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that air travel could become more turbulent: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.