Several Injured as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured when a Delta flight from LA to Sydney was hit by significant turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they evaluated a total of five people, and transported three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and head pain. Those affected spanned from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the latest incident of planes experiencing severe turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that global warming is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative added, stating that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

The NSW Ambulance Service reported they received a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

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

Last year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "severe" turbulence just two hours into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a overall number of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane experiencing disturbed air exert more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that flying could become more turbulent: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to heighten the frequency and intensity of dangerous in-flight bumps.