Several Injured as In-Flight Disturbance Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane Landing at Sydney

Multiple passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta jet traveling from LA to Sydney encountered rough air Friday morning.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson told. Four flight attendants required medical attention.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed a total of five people, and transferred three to a medical facility with minor injuries that comprised pain in the back and head pain. Those affected ranged from their 30s to 70s.

This marks the latest incident of aircraft being hit by severe turbulence, with aviation specialists pointing out that global warming is a major factor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the wide-body jet, the official said, stating that the plane landed "safely and normally" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they got a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane arrived, and ambulances were waiting on the tarmac.

Why plane turbulence is growing more common - and potentially more dangerous.

During the past year, twenty-five passengers and crew were hurt when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "significant" atmospheric disturbance just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing.

Earlier this year, those on board on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a frightening five seconds period of extreme instability. One passenger lost their life and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers rose out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while occurrences of significant turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are around thousands of instances of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a sum of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a aircraft going through unstable air generate more than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a restraint.

As a changing climate modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become less smooth: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to boost the regularity and severity of significant turbulence.