A Number of Injured as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight into Sydney

Several people were hurt after a Delta aircraft from LA to Sydney experienced turbulence Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics stated they assessed five patients, and transported three to hospital with relatively minor issues that included pain in the back and migraines. The patients' ages ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the latest incident of planes experiencing turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that climate change is a key driver.

There were 245 people and 15 crew members on the aircraft, the official noted, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

The NSW Ambulance Service said they were alerted just three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people were injured when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "severe" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and had to make an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is a common occurrence on aircraft journeys, and while instances of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are still very rare.

Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance each year, out of a sum of over 35 million journeys that now take off worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is categorized as when the vertical motions of a plane going through disturbed air generate more than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are likely to boost the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.