Several Hurt as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries after a Delta aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney encountered rough air on Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier stated. Four flight attendants were injured.

Emergency medical services stated they evaluated five individuals, and transported a trio to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as back pain and head pain. The injured ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the newest example of planes being hit by turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that climate change is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative noted, adding that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more common - and more severe.

During the past year, 25 people were hurt when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a plane going through unstable air apply more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are likely to boost the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.