Multiple Affected as Rough Air Impacts Delta Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Emergency medical services reported they evaluated five patients, and took a trio to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and head pain. The injured spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of planes experiencing turbulence, with researchers indicating that shifting climate patterns is a key driver.

There were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson added, adding that the plane landed "without further incident" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

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

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a frightening five seconds period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while instances of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet experiencing rough air masses exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As climate change alters the conditions in the sky, experts warn that commercial aviation could become less smooth: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are projected to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.