Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Hits Delta Plane into Sydney, Australia

Several people sustained injuries following a Delta jet traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia was hit by significant turbulence Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, a company official stated. Four flight attendants were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service reported they assessed a total of five people, and took a trio to the hospital with relatively minor issues that included pain in the back and migraines. Those affected were between their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the newest example of commercial jets being hit by severe turbulence, with aviation specialists saying that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

On board were 245 people and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative said, stating that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency responders said they received a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more common - and often stronger.

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, hit "significant" turbulence just two hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an emergency landing.

Recently, those on board on a certain international flight went through a frightening short but intense bout of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as those without seatbelts lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

Bumpy air is a common occurrence during flights, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are approximately thousands of instances of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a sum of over 35 million flights that currently occur worldwide.

Severe turbulence is categorized as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through unstable air generate greater than a significant G-force on your body - sufficient force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As climate change alters weather patterns, specialists caution that air travel could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.