A Number of Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney

A number of individuals were hurt following a Delta Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced significant turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services reported they treated five patients, and transferred three to hospital with relatively minor issues that included pain in the back and headaches. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of planes encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a major factor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the official said, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

During the past year, 25 people were hurt when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a terrifying short but intense period of extreme instability. A traveler died and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are an estimated thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a overall number of more than 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Intense turbulence is described as when the up and down movements of a plane going through disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - sufficient force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.