Multiple Affected as Turbulence Strikes Delta Aircraft into Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured following a Delta flight originating in LA to Sydney, Australia experienced significant turbulence Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they treated a total of five people, and transferred three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that such as back pain and headaches. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of aircraft experiencing severe turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a key driver.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they received a call just three minutes before the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

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

Last year, two dozen individuals were injured when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening short but intense period of extreme instability. An individual lost their life and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine during flights, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are around 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million flights that currently occur globally.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a plane passing through unstable air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate modifies weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are projected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.