A Number of Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes Delta Flight Landing at Sydney

A number of individuals have been injured following a Delta aircraft originating in LA to Sydney experienced turbulence this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson stated. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Emergency medical services reported they evaluated five patients, and transported three to hospital with minor injuries that such as pain in the back and head pain. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with researchers indicating that global warming is a key driver.

There were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official added, stating that the plane touched down "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders indicated they got a call just only 180 seconds before the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why in-flight bumpiness is getting increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "considerable" rough air just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening five seconds bout of severe turbulence. A traveler lost their life and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine while flying, and while instances of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million flights that currently occur around the world.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a jet experiencing unstable air exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the jet stream level are expected to boost the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.