Multiple Hurt as Turbulence Hits A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals were hurt after a Delta flight originating in LA to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

Local paramedics stated they treated five individuals, and transported a trio to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised spinal discomfort and migraines. The injured ranged from their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of aircraft experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists pointing out that climate change is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the official noted, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Emergency responders said they received a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane landed, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

During the past year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "severe" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight experienced a terrifying short but intense bout of severe turbulence. An individual died and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while instances of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that now take off globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft passing through unstable air exert greater than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As climate change alters atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.