Several Hurt as In-Flight Disturbance Impacts A Delta Airlines Aircraft Landing at Sydney

Several people sustained injuries after a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, a representative for the carrier informed. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics reported they treated five individuals, and transferred three to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included spinal discomfort and headaches. The injured were between their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the latest incident of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with researchers pointing out that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

On board were 245 passengers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative said, adding that the plane landed "without further incident" at the airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on the day in question.

Paramedics said they got a call just a mere three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and response teams were waiting on the tarmac.

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

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were injured when a separate Delta aircraft, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the transoceanic journey, and had to make an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet experienced a frightening five seconds bout of severe turbulence. One passenger passed away and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

Turbulence is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while cases of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around five thousand cases of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a total of over 35 million flights that now take off worldwide.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the up and down movements of a aircraft passing through disturbed air exert greater than 1.5g-force on your body - a strong enough force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As climate change modifies the conditions in the sky, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: warming trends and shifting wind patterns in the jet stream level are expected to boost the occurrence and strength of significant turbulence.