Several Hurt as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt after a Delta jet from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered rough air this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" 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 individuals, and took three to the hospital with minor injuries that included back pain and migraines. The injured spanned from their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of planes encountering severe turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a significant contributor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the official noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Emergency responders indicated they got 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 growing more common - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "severe" turbulence just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight experienced a harrowing five seconds period of extreme instability. One passenger passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are approximately thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off globally.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a aircraft going through unstable air apply more than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As climate change alters weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are projected to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.