Multiple Hurt as Rough Air Strikes Delta Aircraft Arriving in Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured following a Delta Airlines aircraft from LA to Sydney encountered rough air Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they treated a total of five people, and transferred three to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that such as back pain and migraines. Those affected spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

It is the latest incident of commercial jets encountering severe turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a major factor.

On board were 245 people and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson added, clarifying that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

Emergency responders said they received a call just a mere three minutes before the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is getting increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

In the previous year, twenty-five passengers and crew sustained injuries when a separate Delta aircraft, on a route from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "considerable" turbulence just a couple of hours into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a harrowing short but intense of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and many were hurt, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are around five thousand cases of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million flights that now take off worldwide.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a plane passing through rough air masses apply greater than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a restraint.

As a changing climate alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that commercial aviation could become bumpier: warming trends and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.