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

Several people were hurt after a Delta flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Local paramedics said they assessed a total of five people, and took a trio to a medical facility with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. The patients' ages spanned from their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of aircraft encountering turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were 245 people and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson noted, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Emergency responders reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "significant" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight went through a frightening short but intense period of extreme instability. A traveler passed away and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while instances of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are around 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that now take off worldwide.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through unstable air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming shifts weather patterns, specialists caution that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are projected to heighten the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.