Several Injured as Rough Air Hits Delta Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines jet originating in LA to Sydney was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson stated. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they assessed five individuals, and transported three to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of planes being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with experts pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson added, clarifying that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Emergency responders indicated they got a call just three minutes before the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more common - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening five seconds bout of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are around thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence every year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through unstable air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As global warming modifies weather patterns, specialists caution that air travel could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.