Multiple Injured as Turbulence Hits Delta Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries following a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced significant turbulence on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier told. A number of the onboard staff sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services reported they assessed a total of five people, and transferred a trio to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of planes being hit by severe turbulence, with aviation specialists indicating that shifting climate patterns is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the official noted, stating that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Paramedics reported they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane arrived, and response teams were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people sustained injuries when a Delta Airlines flight, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a harrowing short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual died and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are still very rare.

Data suggests that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a sum of over 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a aircraft passing through disturbed air generate in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As global warming modifies atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that air travel could become bumpier: warming trends and altered air currents in the jet stream level are likely to increase the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.