Several Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries following a Delta aircraft originating in Los Angeles to Sydney experienced rough air Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Local paramedics said they evaluated five patients, and took a trio to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies.

This marks the newest example of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

There were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the representative added, adding that the plane arrived "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

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

The reasons turbulence is growing more frequent - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a frightening five seconds bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is a common occurrence during flights, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are an estimated five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that now take off globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is defined as when the sudden jolts of a jet experiencing disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are expected to heighten the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.