Multiple Affected as Rough Air Strikes Delta Plane Landing at Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries when a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney encountered significant turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Local paramedics stated they treated five patients, and transferred three to the hospital with relatively minor issues that comprised pain in the back and headaches. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the newest example of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a key driver.

There were nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the representative noted, adding that the plane arrived "safely" at the airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane landed, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is getting more common - and often stronger.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a certain international flight endured a harrowing brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a sum of over 35 million flights that currently occur globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the up and down movements of a aircraft experiencing unstable air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to lift you out of your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.