A Number of Hurt as Rough Air Impacts Delta Flight Arriving in Sydney, Australia

Several people have been injured following a Delta Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered significant turbulence on Friday morning.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier told. Four flight attendants were injured.

Local paramedics said they treated five individuals, and transferred a trio to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised back pain and head pain. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the most recent case of aircraft being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with researchers pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the wide-body jet, the representative noted, stating that the plane arrived "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Emergency responders reported they got a call just only 180 seconds before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more common - and often stronger.

During the past year, two dozen individuals sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, passengers and crew on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening five seconds period of extreme instability. A traveler lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence while flying, and while instances of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence annually, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million journeys that currently occur globally.

Intense turbulence is described as when the up and down movements of a jet going through disturbed air exert in excess of a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As a changing climate modifies atmospheric conditions, specialists caution that commercial aviation could become more turbulent: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.