Multiple Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Hits Delta Plane into Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta Airlines aircraft from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by rough air this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official told. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they assessed five patients, and transported a trio to a medical facility with minor injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the most recent case of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with experts pointing out that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the official added, stating that the plane landed "without further incident" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

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

During the past year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "severe" rough air just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight experienced a harrowing five seconds bout of severe turbulence. A traveler died and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while instances of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are approximately thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is described as when the up and down movements of a aircraft going through disturbed air apply in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate modifies atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are expected to boost the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.