Multiple Injured as Turbulence Strikes Delta Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries when a Delta aircraft originating in LA to Sydney was hit by significant turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official informed. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Local paramedics said they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as pain in the back and migraines. Those affected ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the most recent case of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with researchers pointing out that global warming is a key driver.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the official added, clarifying that the plane landed "safely and normally" at the airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Paramedics reported they were alerted just a mere three minutes before the plane arrived, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

During the past year, 25 people sustained injuries when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" rough air just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight experienced a frightening brief five-second of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are an estimated thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is described as when the sudden jolts of a plane passing through rough air masses exert more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As climate change modifies weather patterns, experts warn that commercial aviation could become less smooth: shifts in temperature and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the regularity and severity of severe turbulence.