Several Affected as Rough Air Strikes Delta Aircraft Landing at Sydney

Several people were hurt when a Delta jet traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney experienced turbulence on Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a company official informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they evaluated five patients, and took three to the hospital with minor injuries that such as back pain and headaches. The injured were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of aircraft being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists pointing out that global warming is a major factor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative added, clarifying that the plane arrived "safely and normally" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane touched down, and response teams were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and potentially more dangerous.

Last year, 25 people were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, on a route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced "significant" turbulence just 120 minutes into the lengthy trip, and had to make an unscheduled landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a terrifying brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. A traveler died and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while cases of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a sum of in excess of 35 million aircraft departures that currently occur around the world.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the up and down movements of a jet passing through disturbed air apply in excess of 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a seatbelt.

As climate change shifts weather patterns, experts warn that air travel could become more turbulent: temperature changes and altered air currents in the jet stream level are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.