Multiple Affected as Rough Air Impacts Delta Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines aircraft originating in LA to Sydney, Australia was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services said they assessed five patients, and transported three to a medical facility with minor injuries that included back pain and head pain. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of aircraft encountering turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a major factor.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, stating that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

Emergency responders indicated they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming more common - and more severe.

Last year, two dozen individuals were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "severe" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight endured a terrifying brief five-second period of extreme instability. A traveler passed away and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a aircraft passing through unstable air exert in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a restraint.

As a changing climate shifts weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.