Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft Arriving in Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight originating in Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they assessed five individuals, and transferred a trio to a medical facility with relatively minor issues that comprised pain in the back and headaches. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the most recent case of aircraft experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that climate change is a significant contributor.

On board were 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the wide-body jet, the Delta spokesperson added, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they received a call just three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "severe" rough air just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a harrowing short but intense of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that currently occur globally.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing rough air masses exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As global warming shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.