Multiple Injured as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Flight Landing at Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured following a Delta Airlines jet traveling from LA to Sydney was hit by significant turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members sustained injuries.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service said they treated five individuals, and took three of them to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as pain in the back and head pain. Those affected were between their 30s to 70s.

It is the most recent case of aircraft being hit by severe turbulence, with experts saying that global warming is a major factor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the official noted, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Emergency responders said they got a call just three minutes before the plane arrived, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

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

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a certain international flight endured a harrowing short but intense bout of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and dozens were injured, as those without seatbelts rose out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine on aircraft journeys, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are approximately five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence annually, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that currently occur around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a plane going through unstable air apply in excess of a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As global warming modifies weather patterns, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the higher altitudes are projected to boost the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.