Multiple Injured as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured following a Delta Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier stated. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they evaluated five patients, and transported a trio to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the most recent case of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with researchers saying that climate change is a major factor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane touched down "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they received a call just three minutes prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a frightening short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a total of more than 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur worldwide.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft experiencing unstable air generate more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming alters the conditions in the sky, specialists caution that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.