Several Affected as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Aircraft Landing at Sydney

A number of individuals have been injured when a Delta Airlines flight originating in LA to Sydney encountered rough air Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Local paramedics said they assessed five patients, and took a trio to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of planes being hit by turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a major factor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

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

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

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a total of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off worldwide.

Intense turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through disturbed air generate greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As global warming modifies weather patterns, researchers alert that flying could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are projected to boost the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.