A Number of Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Hits Delta Flight into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt following a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier told. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

Local paramedics stated they treated five patients, and transferred three of them to the hospital with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and head pain. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of commercial jets experiencing turbulence, with aviation specialists indicating that climate change is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the official added, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders reported they received a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more frequent - and often stronger.

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when another Delta jet, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight endured a terrifying brief five-second period of extreme instability. One passenger died and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a sum of over 35 million flights that now take off around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a plane passing through rough air masses generate more than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to boost the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.