A Number of Hurt as Rough Air Hits A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by significant turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Four flight attendants required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed five individuals, and took three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised back pain and migraines. The injured were between their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of planes experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with experts pointing out that climate change is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative added, adding that the plane arrived "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Emergency responders indicated they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why plane turbulence is getting more common - and more severe.

In the previous year, 25 people were hurt when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight went through a harrowing five seconds period of extreme instability. An individual died and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while instances of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that currently occur around the world.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane going through disturbed air generate greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate shifts weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become less smooth: warming trends and changing jet streams in the higher altitudes are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.