Multiple Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Several people were hurt following a Delta Airlines jet from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered turbulence this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson stated. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and head pain. The injured ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the most recent case of planes being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with researchers pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the representative noted, adding that the plane arrived "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they got a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening five seconds bout of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while cases of strong or severe turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are approximately thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million flights that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft experiencing disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As global warming shifts the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that air travel could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are projected to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.