Several Hurt as Turbulence Impacts A Delta Airlines Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew were hurt following a Delta aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney, Australia encountered turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier stated. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service stated they assessed five patients, and transported three of them to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. The patients' ages were between their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the latest incident of commercial jets encountering atmospheric disturbance, with experts saying that climate change is a significant contributor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the aircraft, the Delta spokesperson noted, clarifying that the plane landed "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Paramedics indicated they received a call just a mere three minutes prior to the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

Why in-flight bumpiness is growing more common - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, encountered "severe" turbulence just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a frightening short but intense of severe turbulence. One passenger lost their life and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is fairly routine during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a total of over 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is described as when the vertical motions of a aircraft experiencing rough air masses apply more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a seatbelt.

As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are projected to boost the frequency and intensity of significant turbulence.