Several Injured as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt after a Delta aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they assessed five patients, and transported a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that included spinal discomfort and migraines. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of commercial jets encountering severe turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson noted, stating that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

The reasons turbulence is growing more frequent - and more severe.

Last year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, encountered "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight went through a frightening brief five-second of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence while flying, and while occurrences of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a total of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a aircraft experiencing disturbed air generate in excess of 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As climate change modifies weather patterns, experts warn that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: warming trends and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.