Multiple Hurt as Rough Air Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft Arriving in Sydney

Several people have been injured when a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia encountered rough air on Friday morning.

The flight, numbered 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service stated they treated a total of five people, and transported three to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that comprised pain in the back and migraines. Those affected spanned from their thirties and seventies.

The event represents the most recent case of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with researchers saying that global warming is a key driver.

On board were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the Delta spokesperson said, clarifying that the plane touched down "safely" at Sydney Airport at 06:48 local time on the day in question.

Paramedics said they received a call just only 180 seconds prior to the plane touched down, and ambulances were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more common - and often stronger.

Last year, 25 people were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" atmospheric disturbance just two hours into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an unscheduled landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines jet endured a frightening brief five-second period of extreme instability. A traveler passed away and dozens were injured, as unbelted passengers were thrown from their seats and crashed back down.

Bumpy air is not uncommon on aircraft journeys, and while occurrences of rough conditions appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Data suggests that there are approximately thousands of instances of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million aircraft departures that now take off around the world.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the up and down movements of a aircraft passing through disturbed air generate greater than 1.5g-force on your body - enough to lift you out of your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As global warming alters atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: temperature changes and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.