Multiple Affected as Rough Air Strikes Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured when a Delta Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services stated they treated five individuals, and transferred a trio to hospital with minor injuries that such as spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s to 70s.

It is the most recent case of aircraft encountering turbulence, with experts pointing out that climate change is a key driver.

On board were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

The NSW Ambulance Service reported they were alerted just a mere three minutes before the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is getting more common - and often stronger.

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "severe" turbulence just two hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. A traveler died and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Data suggests that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a overall number of over 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the vertical motions of a aircraft going through rough air masses apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity 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, experts warn that flying could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are expected to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.