Several Affected as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured following a Delta aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by significant turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they assessed a total of five people, and transported three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised back pain and head pain. The injured were between their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the most recent case of planes encountering turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that climate change is a major factor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the representative added, clarifying that the plane arrived "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders reported they received a call just a mere three minutes before the plane landed, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

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

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" rough air just two hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while instances of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million journeys that now take off around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As global warming shifts atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become less smooth: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.